A 70-year-old man is brought to the emergency department with sudden onset right-sided weakness and slurred speech that resolved completely within 20 ...

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A 70-year-old man is brought to the emergency department with sudden onset right-sided weakness and slurred speech that resolved completely within 20 minutes. CT brain is normal. What is the most appropriate term for this event?

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Transient ischaemic attack

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Lacunar stroke

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Haemorrhagic stroke

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Migraine aura

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Subarachnoid haemorrhage

au-racgp MCQ (SBA): Transient ischaemic attack

A 70-year-old man is brought to the emergency department with sudden onset right-sided weakness and slurred speech that resolved completely within 20 minutes. CT brain is normal. What is the most appropriate term for this event?