Cognitive and Physical Functions in Patients With Transient Ischemic Attack. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Physical Activity on Prescription up to One Year After the Event
Cognitive and Physical Functions in Patients With Transient Ischemic Attack. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Physical Activity on Prescription up to One Year After the Event
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Physical Activation on Prescription can
 help patients with TIA to become more physically active.

 One group will receives Physical Activation on Prescription (PaP)and the other group will
 receives usual care.

 And to identify if persons with TIA presents with cognitive impairments.
Transient ischemic attack (TIA) is a transient episode of neurologic dysfunction caused by
 ischemia, i.e. loss of blood flow. The symptoms of a TIA typically resolve within 24 hours.
 Attacks lasting more than 30 minutes are unusual. TIAs and strokes present with the same
 symptoms such as sudden weakness, numbness, sudden dimming or loss of vision, aphasia,
 slurred speech, facial palsy and mental impairments. Subtle problems with cognitive functions
 and fatigue may not always be addressed before discharge. However, even subtle mental
 impairments are important to identify, given the problems they might pose.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Understand Swedish language (also in and writing), living in Norrtälje community,

 -  To participate in the assessment of cognitive function: no known cognitive impairments
 before the TIA event and history of stroke.

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Presence of contraindications to exercise, and no history of stroke