Transient Ischemic Attack: Or something else? Differential Diagnosis

Eyes and ocular appendages (H00-H59).

Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90).

Cardiovascular system (I00-I99)

  • Hypertensive crisis – increase in blood pressure to levels above 230/120 mmHg.
  • Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICB; brain hemorrhage) – seen in 1.24% of patients with suspected TIATypical brain hemorrhage symptoms include headache, nausea, lightheadedness, or clouding of consciousness.
  • Orthostatic dysregulation – brief dizziness or fainting on change of position due to blood vessel dysfunction.
  • Subdural hematoma (SDH) – hematoma (bruise) between the dura mater and the arachnoid (spider membrane; middle meninges between the dura mater (hard meninges; outermost meninges) and the pia mater); symptoms: uncharacteristic complaints such as a feeling of pressure in the head, cephalgia (headache), vertigo (dizziness), restriction or loss of orientation and ability to concentrate

Neoplasms – tumor diseases (C00-D48).

  • Brain tumors, unspecified

Ears – mastoid process (H60-H95)

Psyche – nervous system (F00-F99; G00-G99)

Symptoms and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings not elsewhere classified (R00-R99).

  • Hyperventilation syndrome – breathing increased beyond requirement that may lead to fainting.
  • Syncope – brief loss of consciousness due to an insufficient supply of blood to the brain.

Injuries, poisoning, and other consequences of external causes (S00-T98).

  • Subdural hematoma (SDH) – effusion of blood between under the hard meninges (dura mater) and the arachnoid (cobweb) membrane.