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Apparently, new research has indicated that they can lead to the same cognitive decline as a full-on stroke.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/17/health/elderly-...

Now, a large epidemiological study by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, published in JAMA Neurology, points to another reason to take T.I.A.s seriously: Over five years, study participants’ performance on cognitive tests after a T.I.A. drops as steeply as it does among victims of a full-on stroke.

“If you have one stroke or one T.I.A., with no other event over time and no other change in your medical status, the rate of cognitive decline is the same,” said Dr. Victor Del Bene, a neuropsychologist and lead author of the study.

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