Treating a transient ischaemic attack (TIA)

Although the symptoms of a TIA resolve in a few minutes or hours, you'll need treatment to help prevent another TIA or a full stroke happening in the future.

Treatment will depend on your individual circumstances, such as your age and medical history.

You're likely to be given advice about lifestyle changes you can make to reduce your stroke risk, and be offered medicine to treat the cause of the TIA.

In some cases, a surgery called a carotid endarterectomy may be needed to unblock your carotid arteries, which are the main blood vessels that supply your brain with blood.

Preventing a transient ischaemic attack (TIA)

A TIA is often a sign that another one may follow and you're at a high risk of having a full, life-threatening stroke in the near future.

Regardless of whether you have had a TIA or stroke in the past, there are several ways you can lower your risk of having either in the future.

These include:

• maintaining a healthy weight
• eating a healthy, balanced diet
• doing regular exercise
• limiting alcohol
• not smoking

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