Coronary artery disease and hypertension reports

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A 72-year-old patient with a history of coronary artery disease and hypertension reports an episode of slurred speech and right-sided facial droop that started yesterday while at home. It lasted for about an hour. She denies pain or headache. She presents to the clinic today and no longer has any of these symptoms. What is the most likely explanation for these symptoms? Trigeminal neuralgia,Transient ischemic attack,Bell's palsy,Stroke.

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