Mini strokes are caused by a lack oxygenated blood to the brain.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

It results in damage to brain tissue. A lack of oxygenated blood to the lower extremities can result in limb loss. It's usually caused by buildups of fatty plaque.

Fatty deposits called plaque that build up in blood vessels and make them narrower. Pieces of plaque may break off from the wall of a blood vessel and form clots that can block blood flow to the brain, causing a TIA.

Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) - Summit Medical Grou

[captain queeg]

1. Who do we know who must have years of fatty plaque?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. He's taking cholesterol medicine so we know he is at risk.

[Stinky The Clown]

3. "It's usually caused by buildups of fatty plaque."

So are massive heart attacks.



One can hope.

[MontanaMama]

4. It's true...

AND it pisses me off that this’ll be what allows him to get away with his crimes. I think the groundwork has been laid. If this is what rids us of him then so be it...but I want him to be held accountable on some level.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

5. Fatty buildup in the caratoid arteries more likely..

My late MIL had both of hers bypassed due to mini-strokes. Hers was from smoking more than fatty cholesterol buildups.

[sarcasmo]

6. Mush Brain which explains why he is stuck in the 1950's.

[kurtcagle]

7. Or Covid19

One impact of ncovid2 is the dislodging of vascular wall lining into the bloodstream, leading to thrombosis in the heart, capillaries, lungs, liver, kidneys and the brain, not to mention erosion of blood vessel walls. My suspicion is that Trump has had Covid-19 and keeps getting re-exposed to it. Other factors: loss of breath while feeling stimulated, tires easily. Balance issues, hallucinations

[Progressive Jones]

8. I had a TIA 6-1/2 years ago. I was lucky. No damage, no further incidents.

I had a 95% blockage of my carotid artery, on my left side.
Surgery had to be performed to clear the artery.
I'm on medication for this for the rest of my life.