Signs of a Mini Stroke:
Time to Clear Plaque in Arteries?

Why be on the alert for signs of a mini stroke?

• Because signs of a mini stroke are definitely warning signs of a stroke to come. The chances for a stroke increase dramatically in the days after mini stroke symptoms!

But here's the catch!

Your doctor will NOT find any damage from a mini stroke (TIA trans ischemic attack)  - not even with a BRAIN SCAN...

But new BRAIN MAPPING techniques do show that there is BRAIN DAMAGE from a MINI STROKE!

• Mini strokes in fact do leave “hidden” brain damage, so time to act!

But there's also good news. Here's research about better stroke treatments and prevention -- and natural ways to clear plaque in arteries -- natural ways to avoid blood clot meds!

Signs of a Mini Stroke and Mini Stroke Symptoms

Mini stroke symptoms:

A mini stroke, or a TIA (transient ischemic attack) is caused by a short blood loss to the brain, and the signs of a mini stroke are:

• Numbness or tingling
• Temporary loss of vision
• Difficulty speaking
• Weakness on one side of the body

Because the signs of a mini stroke disappear quickly – usually within 24 hours, many people do not take such an episode seriously.

Mini-strokes leave ‘hidden’ Brain Damage

Normally, doctors can NOT find any damage from a mini stroke, either through clinical evaluation or with standard imaging (CT or MRI) within 14 to 30 days of a mini stroke.

But new research published in “Stroke,” the journal of the American Heart Association shows that these attacks or mini strokes may not be transient at all.

• Using a new brain mapping technique, (transcranial magnetic stimulation, TMS) researchers were amazed to find changes that show that a mini stroke or TIA is likely not a "transient event" as was previously thought.

The researchers found that mini strokes likely DO create lasting neurological damage to the brain!

Jodi Edwards, PhD and lead author of the study found that:

• “A mini stroke causes damage to the brain that lasts much longer than we previously thought it did. In fact, we are not sure if the brain ever recovers.” 

“We know now that people may look and feel fine, and even standard imaging says they are fine, but they are NOT!” (School of Population and Public Health, UBC)

• Researchers found that the brain cells on the affected side of the brain did show changes – that yes, it was in fact harder for neurons to react, in comparison to the undamaged side of the brain, and as compared to a group of people with healthy brains!

(Brain Research Centre at Vancouver Coastal Health and the University of British Columbia, Canada)

5 Warning Signs of a Mini Stoke

If you experience any of these 5 signs, call 911 or your local medical emergency number immediately:

• WEAKNESS: Sudden weakness, numbness, or tingling in the face, arm or leg

• TROUBLE SPEAKING: Sudden temporary loss of speech or trouble understanding speech

• VISION PROBLEMS: Sudden loss of vision, particularly in one eye, or double vision

• HEADACHE: sudden severe and unusual headache

• DIZZINESS Sudden loss of balance, especially with any of the abouve signs

Warninng signs of a mini stroke are fleeting, or “transient” and usually disappear within 24 hour.

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Best for Ischemic Stroke Recovery?

Several new studies provide simple but effective ways to improve stroke recovery.

So, if you want to minimize you Coumadin use and avoid eventual dangerous warfarin side effects, here's what to do after having had a stroke:

• Spinach and Blueberries Surprise Scientists for Better Stroke Treatment!

A study published in the journal Experimental Neurology shows how eating lots of antioxidant-rich fruits and vegetables can limit brain damage from stroke and other neurological disorders.

USF/VA neuroscientist Paula Bickford, PhD, and colleagues, found when they fed rats a "preventative" diet that is enriched with blueberries, spinach or an algae known as the phytoplankton spirulina, they had had less brain cell loss, and they also recovered their movement better after they had a stroke.

So eat your greens against a stroke, everyone!! You can then worry less about signs of a mini stroke.

These finding affirm earlier USF/VA research showing that diets enriched with blueberries, spinach or spirulina reversed normal age-related declines in memory and learning in old rats.

• Researchers were amazed at the extent of neuro protection that antioxidant-rich diets provide.

And there's more good news:

• Dr. Bickford, a researcher at the USF Center for Aging and Brain Repair reported that the size of the stroke was 50 to 75 percent less in rats treated with diets supplemented with blueberries, spinach or spirulina before the stroke.

They think that antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agents in these fruits and vegetables reduce the nerve cell injury and death triggered by a stroke.

They concluded that ongoing treatment with blueberry, spinach, or spirulina reduces cell death (ischemia/reperfusion-induced apoptosis) and cell death due to stroke. (cerebral infarction).

Best to take action with signs of a mini stroke or mild stroke symptoms! 

You can start by making smoothies and eating your spinach!

This is an easy, readily available, inexpensive and safe way to benefit stroke patients, according to the researchers – without dangerous Coumadin side effects.

• Just make sure you have your doctor monitor your INR carefully when you add greens such as spinach if taking warfarin or Coumadin!

Best to avoid the signs of a mini stroke by being pro-active!

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