TIA symptoms but ALL tests come back negative for anything

I’m glad I started this thread and people are realizing that they are not alone

Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy

Well apparently it seems to be a pretty rare situation but at least through the comments on this thread I know I’m not the only one that this is happened to. Question is, now what?

I was brought to hospital for possible Tia - my speech was garbled. All tests were normal . That was 12 yrs ago . Happened again last year - all tests were normal. Head of neurology said that sometimes they never find the cause.
So much for medicine !!

I’ve had it where tests don’t show anything, when in ER, and I suspect something is wrong, but then a year or two later, or perhaps a few weeks later, I run into big trouble, and realize those initial problems, were warnings! An example, I was treated for a bad fall, where I got head trauma, concussion etc., but tests showed no cause. A year later, I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. Another example, I had rapid heartbeat, over 6 hours, and over 180 heartbeats per minute. When I was checked later, with an ECG, by a cardiologist, he said my ECG looked perfectly normal. He sent me for a heart ultrasound, and said my heart was beating normally, and in good condition. A year later, or so, I had a major Arterial Fibrillation episode! A third example, I had gastric discomfort, nausea, and vomiting, and went in to Dr., where he prescribed proton pump type medicine. He gave me a lecture on fatty liver disease, which he suspected. About 3 weeks later, I had a severe pain, mid lower stomach area, where I was hurting so much, I was bent over. My wife took me to ER, and a good Doctor got a CT scan. They found Acute severe Pancreatitis, and the Doc sent me by ambulance, to the nearest large regional hospital ( about an hour and a half away ). When I got there, they found out I was starting to go septic, and I went through 2 operations, removing gall bladder and stones! I was in hospital for a week and a half! So, I find it important to notice, when I feel that something is going wrong, and my body is trying to tell me something, that, even though the Docs state that they can’t find something wrong, at first, that it could be a warning, that something could be seriously wrong, so one should stay alert, and aware of subtle symptoms! Good luck, and have patience!

What is CAA?????????

Never going to find the rare person with a fixable PFO if you don’t check

I agree 100%. My doctor talked me into getting it done but still no problem there.

I find that often with TIAs one test that is not done is an ECHO with bubble study. The bubble study identifies the rare person with a small hole in the heart that can let clots from the body travel to the head and cause a stroke or TIA. It is uncommon but many feel all TIA patients without a known cause should have one

We have a similar situation as about 15 years ago my husband had what I thought was a TIA. He went to the ER and was released the next day after tests were inconclusive. He was told it could be MS. A neurologist ruled that out. He did not have any more (evident) episodes but had one in the middle of the day about five years ago. Another trip to the ER and more inconclusive tests. It has been a confusing and frustrating journey since then. We finally went to Mayo where they diagnosed them as TIAs - probably been having them for years. His official diagnosis now is CAA.
I do not have much advice or a solution- except to say you are not alone. Think about doing to a Mayo Clinic for a comprehensive evaluation. Find a doctor that seems to care (it is hard. )

And you might try a chiropractor. Regular adjustments from my chiropractor helped to lessen the severity of my migraines.

Peace be with you