Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA)

• A Transient Ischaemic Attack (also known as "mini stroke" is caused by a temporary disruption in the blood supply to part of the brain.
  Read more: Transient ischaemic attack (TIA) - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Minor stroke

• Although there is no one definition for minor stroke, we often describe someone to have had minor stroke if they experienced mild symptoms and minimal or no prolonged impairment to cognition.

Mood

• Mood is a prolonged period in which you tend to feel certain feelings and have thoughts that mirror those feelings.
• Low mood often refers to experiencing feelings of sadness or not enjoying things as much as usually, it may also include worry, upset, or anxiety.

Cognition

• Process by which a person gains knowledge and understanding, it includes memory, learning, awareness, judgment, language, attention, imagining and problem solving.

Care pathway

• A care pathway is a standardized set of processes or management guidelines applied to a group of clients with a similar condition, typically in the form of a flowchart or process map.

National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)

• Learn more about NIHR

Public and Patient Involvement (PPI)

• Approach that involves inviting people affected by a specific condition as ‘experts by experience’ to work with researchers and clinicians to conduct high quality, relevant research.

For further information on TIA and stroke please visit Stroke Association website.