Hypertension and dementia: does blood pressure control favorably affect cognition?
| Autor: | Jan Basile, Elizabeth I. Majeski, Colin E. Widener |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty medicine.drug_class Disease Comorbidity Affect (psychology) Prevention of dementia Risk Assessment Severity of Illness Index Age Distribution mental disorders Internal Medicine medicine Dementia Humans Cognitive decline Sex Distribution Vascular dementia Antihypertensive drug Psychiatry Antihypertensive Agents Aged Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic Aged 80 and over business.industry Incidence Cognition Blood Pressure Determination Middle Aged medicine.disease Prognosis Treatment Outcome Hypertension Female business Cognition Disorders |
| Zdroj: | Current hypertension reports. 6(5) |
| ISSN: | 1522-6417 |
| Popis: | Dementia and aging are not synonymous. Dementia is a progressive deterioration in cognitive and social and/or occupational functions that can eventually impair a patient's ability to live independently. Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia. It accounts for 50% to 70% of all patients with dementia. Vascular dementia, responsible for up to 15% of all diagnosed cases, is the second most common form of dementia. Hypertension remains a significant risk factor for vascular dementia. The optimal level of blood pressure control for the prevention of dementia and whether one particular class of antihypertensive drug is more beneficial than another remains uncertain. |
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