Alvarez G
Departamento de Ciencias Neurológicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Hospital del Salvador, Santiago.
Rev Med Chil. 1991 Aug;119(8):927-32.
Transient ischaemic attacks are defined, with emphasis on abrupt onset, focal clinical manifestations, and transient nature of the episode which leaves no sequels. Management is discussed with a brief review of the use of aspirin and the controversy surrounding carotid endarterectomy. The personal position of the author is put forth that these attacks are rare in Chile, where the pattern of cerebrovascular disease resembles that seen in Negroes and Orientals rather than in Europeans.
短暂性脑缺血发作的定义强调起病突然、具有局灶性临床表现以及发作呈短暂性且不留后遗症。文中讨论了其治疗方法，并简要回顾了阿司匹林的使用情况以及围绕颈动脉内膜切除术的争议。作者表明个人观点，即这些发作在智利很少见，在智利，脑血管疾病的模式类似于黑人和东方人，而非欧洲人。
