A stroke is when there is actual damage to the brain tissue from a sustained lack of oxygen supply. The effort is to mimimize the area of brain tissue that suffers from the ischemic episode.
My aunt had a TIA. She called me from work one night and told me she didn’t feel well. Her arm was numb and she felt weird talking. I told her to stay right there (40 min drive) and I would come get her. When I picked her up and she was sitting in the car, she said she felt better and just wanted to go home and sleep. I told her NO WAY, she was going to hospital, that I thought it might be beginning of stroke and she had to have attention immediately.
Drs. told me I probably saved her life by insisting the hospital. God Bless this reporter. Praying for her.
Witnessed a few of them with her. Freaky and frightening as at first, she thought she was speaking perfectly fine.
Her older sister had them as well.