Persons who experience mild stroke typically have a short hospital stay and will show
symptoms of stroke that last longer than a day. Most likely the symptoms will go away
after a short period. If the symptoms of stroke last <24 hours, this is usually called
a transient ischemic attack. If brain lesions are detected by a brain scan (diagnostic
magnetic resonance imaging or computed tomography) at the hospital,
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Published online: April 28, 2017
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