Blood pressure and cognitive decline in the elderly

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作者
Starr, JM [1 ]
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[1] Univ Edinburgh, Ctr Study Ageing Brain, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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10.1097/00041552-199905000-00012
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R5 [内科学]; R69 [泌尿科学(泌尿生殖系疾病)];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Elevated blood pressure is associated with cognitive decline in elderly people. Classically, hypertension was thought to lead to end-organ damage of the brain manifested by neuropsychological deficits. This review examines recent evidence for this hypothesis and also considers other possible causal mechanisms for the observed relationship between blood pressure and mental ability. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 8:347-351. (C) 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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页码:347 / 351
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