Please note: Yellowstone Club, which is connected to Big Sky, is not open to the public and is a private, exclusive ski resort that you must buy into. It is very, very expensive. 2669 ft
Transient ischemic attack (TIA, Mini-Stroke): A neurological event with the signs and symptoms of a stroke, but which go away within a short period of time. Also called a mini-stroke, a TIA is due to a temporary lack of adequate blood and oxygen (ischemia) to the brain.This is often caused by the narrowing (or, less often, ulceration) of the carotid arteries (the major arteries in the neck that supply blood to the brain).lso called a mini-stroke, a TIA is due to a temporary lack of adequate blood and oxygen (ischemia) to the brain. This is often caused by the narrowing (or, less often, ulceration) of the carotid arteries (the major arteries in the neck that supply blood to the brain).
Best Answer: A mini stroke is in fact lay slang, rather than a medical term. It would simply mean a completed stroke with minimal residual weakness. A TIA or transient iscaemic attack is not technically a stroke, since by definition it leaves behind no permanent weakness. It is merely a brief blockage in a brain artery, either due to spasm or a temporary clumping of platelets that clears spontaneously. Source(s): GP for more years than I care to remember.