Harry Reid suffers mini-stroke, a bigger one to come?
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Senator Harry Reid suffered a mini-stroke, called (clipped from article linked below) "transient ischemic attack". As noted in this article, 1 of every 3 people that suffer these attacks go on to suffer a regular stroke. Could such be in the future for our current Senate Minority Leader?
In anycase, article follows. Headline is linked.
Sen. Reid Reports Suffering Mild Stroke
By ERICA WERNER
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., saw a doctor after feeling light-headed Tuesday and learned he'd suffered a mild stroke, aides said Friday.
"Senator Reid feels fine. There are no complications or any restrictions on his activities. He has undergone evaluations this week, and his doctors have recommended that he take advantage of the summer congressional recess for some down time," said a statement issued by Reid's press secretary, Tessa Hafen. Reid is not hospitalized.
The statement said Reid sought medical attention at the urging of his wife, Landra. He was told he had experienced a transient ischemic attack.
The statement did not say where Reid was where the episode occurred or where he received treatment. Congress has been in recess since the beginning of August.
Such an attack is described by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke as a transient stroke that lasts a few minutes and occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is briefly interrupted.
Symptoms including weakness and dizziness usually occur suddenly and are similar to those of stroke, but usually disappear within an hour, though they may persist for up to 24 hours.
The National Stroke Association says transient ischemic attack, considered a type of mini-stroke, is a brief episode of stroke symptoms that usually last less than 24 hours and usually does not involve any permanent loss of abilities. One in three people who experience a TIA go on to have an actual stroke, the NSA reports on its Web site.
Reid is 65.
His deputy as leader of the Senate Democrats is Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois.
In anycase, article follows. Headline is linked.
Sen. Reid Reports Suffering Mild Stroke
By ERICA WERNER
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., saw a doctor after feeling light-headed Tuesday and learned he'd suffered a mild stroke, aides said Friday.
"Senator Reid feels fine. There are no complications or any restrictions on his activities. He has undergone evaluations this week, and his doctors have recommended that he take advantage of the summer congressional recess for some down time," said a statement issued by Reid's press secretary, Tessa Hafen. Reid is not hospitalized.
The statement said Reid sought medical attention at the urging of his wife, Landra. He was told he had experienced a transient ischemic attack.
The statement did not say where Reid was where the episode occurred or where he received treatment. Congress has been in recess since the beginning of August.
Such an attack is described by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke as a transient stroke that lasts a few minutes and occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is briefly interrupted.
Symptoms including weakness and dizziness usually occur suddenly and are similar to those of stroke, but usually disappear within an hour, though they may persist for up to 24 hours.
The National Stroke Association says transient ischemic attack, considered a type of mini-stroke, is a brief episode of stroke symptoms that usually last less than 24 hours and usually does not involve any permanent loss of abilities. One in three people who experience a TIA go on to have an actual stroke, the NSA reports on its Web site.
Reid is 65.
His deputy as leader of the Senate Democrats is Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois.
