Diabetes does not add to the risk of subsequent stroke. Multiple TIAs, especially five or more, increase the risk of subsequent stroke. TIAs exclusively affecting the sight of an eye are less likely to be followed by a stroke than those affecting the front part of the brain. TIAs involving the hind brain are also somewhat less likely to be followed by a stroke. On the other hand a TIA that lasts one hour or more carries a greater risk of stroke.
Stroke is the third largest cause of death in America at present.
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