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A transient ischemic attack has the same origins as that of an ischemic stroke, the most common type of stroke. In an ischemic stroke, a clot blocks the blood supply to part of your brain. In a transient ischemic attack, unlike a stroke, the blockage is brief, and there is usually no permanent damage.

The underlying cause of a TIA often is a buildup of cholesterol-containing fatty deposits called plaques (atherosclerosis) in an artery or one of its branches that supplies oxygen and nutrients to your brain.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/transient-ischemic-attack/symptoms-causes/syc-20355679

1 posted on 10/13/2017 12:11:17 PM PDT by bgill
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At least he can forget all those scenes of Bryan Cranston dancing around the house in his tightie whities.


2 posted on 10/13/2017 12:23:44 PM PDT by Boogieman
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Yes, no, maybe...I don’t know, could you repeat the question?


3 posted on 10/13/2017 12:26:34 PM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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The child star said his girlfriend Paige also helps his memory by keeping a daily journal of their activities for him to look at.

Spending a few minutes each day documenting what you actually did would be incredibly helpful for many of us. Unfortunately, I suffered many concussions when I was younger also, first from growing up riding and being thrown from horses and being kicked in the head... later from crashes during training rides totaling approximately 10,000 miles a year during my youth when I was a nationally ranked bicycle racer. I too have difficulty remembering some periods during my youth. Fortunately, I have friends and family who do remember... I hope accurately.

4 posted on 10/13/2017 12:27:33 PM PDT by fireman15
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On the bright side, maybe it erased his memories of the pedophile casting couch he probably had to endure, given the recent and likely future news.


9 posted on 10/13/2017 1:09:46 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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Wonder what all the concussions were from. Article says they happened before he started racing cars.


10 posted on 10/13/2017 1:10:09 PM PDT by Mr. Blond
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Severe brain swelling from concussions can cut off blood supply (ischemia)

I know this first hand. Lost my central vision for about 10 minutes after a major head thumping during gymnastics in High School.....And the school nurse just sent me home.

That was my third concussion. (My brothers caused the other 2! LOL!)


11 posted on 10/13/2017 1:11:55 PM PDT by lizma2
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Nine concussions? I wonder if there was something related to his many strokes that had his brain in a condition where a conk on the head was more likely than the average person to obtain a concussion? His history of concussions is said to have begun when he was a child, and other than a few adult incidents most articles do not detail how he actually got nine concussions.


12 posted on 10/13/2017 1:12:01 PM PDT by Wuli
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Yikes. Poor Frankie. :-(


14 posted on 10/13/2017 1:49:00 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Je Suis Pepe)
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Frankie grew up to be 5ft 5 inches. the health problems may have caused the lack of height and eventually the symptoms of concussion type disorders. It may have been a genetic problem. He is lucky to be alive and have a girl friend. I fear for his future. If it is genetic, he may have a short life expectancy.


16 posted on 10/13/2017 6:18:43 PM PDT by Trumpet 1 (US Constitution is my guide.)
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I wonder what else happened to him while he was a child actor! I wouldn’t send my worst enemy to Hollywood...


20 posted on 10/14/2017 7:20:08 AM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is :-))
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I know a guy that got hit by a car in his 20s while crossing the street. He was unconscious for a week. He lost the memory of a week before the accident as well as several huge chunks from his childhood, like year long segments. It took him a long time to even realize he was missing big parts of his memory, as his siblings referenced things he didn’t understand. The brain is a strange organ.

Freegards


35 posted on 10/14/2017 9:41:36 PM PDT by Ransomed
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