Blood pressure and the brain: the neurology of hypertension.
Blood pressure and the brain: the neurology of hypertension.
Pract Neurol. 2019 Sep 26;:
Authors: Kelly DM, Rothwell PM
Abstract
Hypertension affects more than one in four adults. The brain is an early target of hypertension-induced organ damage, and may manifest as stroke, subclinical cerebrovascular abnormalities and dementia. Hypertension-related small vessel disease can cause vascular dementia and can potentiate Alzheimer's pathology, lowering the threshold at which signs and symptoms manifest. Many hypertensive emergencies may also have a neurological presentation, such as hypertensive encephalopathy, haemorrhagic stroke or pre-eclampsia. Here we highlight the importance of blood pressure in maintaining brain health and the brain's role in controlling blood pressure.
PMID: 31558584 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Practical Neurology - Category: Neurology Authors: Kelly DM, Rothwell PM Tags: Pract Neurol Source Type: research
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