Thanks for the response - we are waiting to hear back from my neurologist to see if he will see my son - he's also seen my Dad as well - so he'd have 3 generations of history to go from...
Thank you all for your great advice/opinions!
Yes You are. I am not a doctor. It is always good to get a second appion. Take copies of all reports and test and tell the doctors of what happened to you because history dose repeat itself, to a new doctor. Do your research first. Find a top Neuroloist in your area and talk to him, or go out of the area if you have to. There is nothing wrong with that. It surgery is needed have him refer you to who he thinks would do the best job. They usually know the right people, but check them out on the internet just incase. I saved my life by doing doing that. Best of luck.
I would tend to agree with the physicians taking in consideration all the testing and his age. Never seen or heard of a 17 year old having a TIA, however, he does need to be monitored.
I would seek a second opinion of a pediatric Vascular Specialist and especially mention the family history of problems (your medical history).