In 2005, he was hospitalised for a week after a mini-stroke which doctors said was not serious.

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Mr Bouteflika, 76, has not been seen in public since he suffered a mini-stroke in April and was taken to France.

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Marshall attended the appeals court arguments in a wheelchair in December and had health issues surface at his trial: a mini-stroke and a fall in a courthouse restroom.

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The report said that Mr O was not referred to a dietician and a speech and language therapist about his ability to swallow following a suspected mini-stroke while he was in the hospital.

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According to the Mayo Clinic website, the medical term for what is often called a mini-stroke is "transient ischemic attack, " and produces symptoms similar to a stroke but usually causes no permanent damage.

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According to NHS Direct, this type of attack is often referred to as a mini-stoke because the symptoms often resemble a full stroke.

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Roared on by the crowd, Federer took the match into tiebreaker, but after a grueling 25 stroke rally the top seed gained the mini-break.

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