“Senator Reid feels fine. There are no complications or any restrictions on his activities. He has undergone evaluations this week, and his doctors have recommended that he take advantage of the summer congressional recess for some down time,” said a statement issued by Reid’s press secretary, Tessa Hafen. Reid is not hospitalized.
The statement said Reid sought medical attention at the urging of his wife, Landra. He was told he had experienced a transient ischemic attack.
The statement did not say where Reid was where the episode occurred or where he received treatment. Congress has been in recess since the beginning of August.
Such an attack is described by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke as a transient stroke that lasts a few minutes and occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is briefly interrupted.
Symptoms including weakness and dizziness usually occur suddenly and are similar to those of stroke, but usually disappear within an hour, though they may persist for up to 24 hours.
The National Stroke Association says transient ischemic attack, considered a type of mini-stroke, is a brief episode of stroke symptoms that usually last less than 24 hours and usually does not involve any permanent loss of abilities.
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