AUTHOR=Caplan Louis R. 

TITLE=Transient ischemic attack in the twenty first century: is it still a useful construct?

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Stroke

VOLUME=2

YEAR=2024

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/stroke/articles/10.3389/fstro.2023.1241649

DOI=10.3389/fstro.2023.1241649

ISSN=2813-3056

ABSTRACT=<p>Some argue that the term <italic>transient ischemic attack</italic> (TIA) has become obsolete in the current age of advanced modern technology. Let us look back and analyze the term, its support and detraction, and its potential continued usefulness. The best way to begin is a review of the history of the term.</p>