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Hi @neisie13 - glad you are having this testing done. Always good to get answers.

That sounds disconcerting to see the words on a page and have them make no sense. So glad to hear you've not had an episode in several months.

Tagging a few members on Mayo Clinic Connect who have mentioned definite or possible transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) in themselves or others, or are knowledgeable about the field of stroke, and can share whether they have had symptoms like you had with the words on a page or trying to speak but being unable to get the words. Please meet, if you've not already, @dks @californiazebra @scottrl @lorrie48.

While waiting for these members to respond, thought you might be interested in reading Mayo Clinic's information on TIA:

- Transient ischemic attack (TIA) https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/transient-ischemic-attack/symptoms-causes/syc-20355679

When will you be doing the tests to check the blood flow to your brain, neisie13? How did the EEG go for you?

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@lisalucier Thank you so much for connecting with me and so quickly. I will definitely contact those that you tagged and will read the link that you sent about TIAs. I am having two MRAs at in April, the head and the neck, and I will meet with the neurologist at the beginning of May to go over all the results. He seems very thorough and even ordered a number of blood tests that I had never had. The worst part of the EEG was avoiding caffeine all day. I had a miserable headache even though I only drink tea, and when I got to the test the technician told me that I could have had caffeine in the morning since my test wasn't until the late afternoon. Oh well, at least I know if was accurate. It took longer for the tech to attach the electrodes than the entire test itself, but I was nervous that I would move or do something to mess up the results. Hopefully since I haven't heard back from the neurologist, nothing alarming was found. Anyway, thank you again and I'll report back when I get my final results. I am very curious and of course worried!