Mini-stroke dismissed as 'funny turn'

Those who ignore symptoms of a TIA (transient ischaemic attack) or mini-stroke are running the risk of having a major stroke, the Stroke Association warns.

TIA causes similar symptoms to a stroke, such as speech problems, but may last only a few minutes.

A survey of TIA patients found more than one in three had dismissed their symptoms as just a "funny turn".

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