Gary Kubiak suffered mini-stroke

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Texans head coach Gary Kubiak suffered a mini-stroke on Sunday night during Houston's game against Indianapolis, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.

Kubiak collapsed and was carted off the field while walking into the locker room at halftime. According to Rapoport, Kubiak suffered a transient ischemic attack (TIA), which involves a loss of blood flow to a part of the brain, which leads to "temporary but reversible loss of function." Rapoport reported TIAs often have no residual effects and people who suffer them can recover quickly.

The Texans head coach was transported to a local hospital and was scheduled to undergo additional tests on Monday. The treatment he received on Sunday night was the same medical treatment used to treat strokes.

According to the American Stroke Association, a TIA is often called a mini-stroke and can be characterized as a warning stroke. It is caused by a clot, but the blockage is temporary, unlike a stroke. Most TIAs do not cause permanent brain damage.

Just when you thought it was safe to forget about players having concussions...


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[opiate69]

1. Glad to hear it was (relatively) nothing serious...

[dballance]

2. Hope he recovers fully.

Strokes, mini or otherwise, are serious business.

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3. If memory serves me correctly

a player had minor stroke and returned to work that very NFL season.


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4. I agree - his young age works in his favor

but we lost my MIL earlier this year. The initial TIA was in late 2011 and she lived for a year and a half after. She was in pretty good shape for that age, not diabetic or overweight when it happened. She was more prone to falls afterwards and that along with age I guess was ultimately the downfall.