In fact, up to 1 in 5 people who experience a warning stroke could have a stroke within 90 days if they don’t get medical attention, according to Dr. Ahmed Itrat, the stroke medical director at Cleveland Clinic Akron General. So what exactly is a warning stroke? Medically, it’s referred to as a transient ischemic attack and causes “sudden-onset transient symptoms of neurological injury which resolve on their own,” Itrat said. “I would say that basically all the same signs and symptoms of a stroke are the signs and symptoms of a transient ischemic attack,” Giglio said. Unfortunately, he added, many people wait too long to seek treatment for stroke and warning stroke.

Source: Huffington Post February 15, 2026 17:25 UTC