Saturday, January 5, 2019

High Blood Pressure Implicated in Cognitive Impairment

A new study has discovered that patients with high blood pressure and abnormalities in the  periventricular white matter in the brain showed signs of cognitive impairment despite taking medication to lower their blood pressure.

High blood pressure has been linked to an increased risk for dementia, but what’s unclear is what kinds of subtle negative changes take place in the brain that may affect cognitive function, according to researchers. Finding new ways to detect minor types of...


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