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UK sources of information and / or support
Patient UK
Has a leaflet on Transient Ischaemic Attack.
Transient Ischaemic Attack
Factsheets and information leaflets provided by the Stroke Association.
Transient Ischaemic Attack
Information from the Circulation Foundation.
Carotid Endarterectomy
Information from the Circulation Foundation.
Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland
Provide an Adviceline service for people in Scotland. Their website also has various booklets, audio tapes, videos and factsheets - including a booklet and audiotape on TIA.
Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA) & Stroke: Self Help and Health Education
Information from Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA) or Mini-Stroke
Information from Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Transient Ischaemic Attack
Information from the British Brain and Spine Foundation.
BodyTalk
Website with audio tapes which you can hear online. Doctor Hilary Jones explains a wide range of medical conditions, including TIA, in easy to understand terms. You can hear Hilary explaining the condition to you, and because it is broken down into shorter sections, you can listen again to any part you didn't quite understand.
Care after Stroke or Transient Ischaemic Attack (patient booklet)
Information from the Royal College of Physicians.
Medicine Guide for Transient ischaemic attacks
Information from emc Medicine Guides.
Transient Ischaemic Attack
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.