tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19598651.post6233036449253559701..comments2007-10-13T21:35:55.013-07:00Dr. Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14401603517570061890noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19598651.post-31592559498051607722007-10-13T21:35:00.000-07:002007-10-13T21:35:00.000-07:00NEUROLOGY 2005;64:E28-E29<BR/>© 2005 American Academy of Neurology <BR/><BR/>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR/>Patient Page<BR/><BR/>Untreated hypertension can lead to memory loss by cutting down on blood flow to the brain <BR/>Janyna M. Mercado, PhD and Robin Hilsabeck, PhD<BR/><BR/>Uncontrolled Hypertension Results In Worse Short-term Memory And Verbal Ability In Old Age, American Psychological Association<BR/>Main Category: Hypertension News<BR/>Article Date: 05 Dec 2005 - 14:00 PDT<BR/><BR/>Hypertension tied to memory lapses <BR/>By Kathleen Fackelmann, USA TODAY<BR/><BR/>High blood pressure, a well-known player in heart attacks and stroke, also might contribute to the memory lapses that many people experience as they get older, a study released Tuesday suggests.<BR/><BR/>Many studies have shown that, if left untreated, high blood pressure can damage parts of the brain and cause dementia. But this study, and others like it, raises the concern that hypertension could cause subtle problems with short-term memory, such as the ability to remember a phone number, perform a task and then go back and dial the phone number.<BR/><BR/>"Hypertension may take the edge off a little bit," says J. Richard Jennings, a researcher at the University of Pittsburgh who presented the report Tuesday at the American Heart Association's 57th annual hypertension meeting in Washington, D.C. <BR/><BR/>Hypertension Study Finds Memory Tasks Require More Coordinated Brain Blood Flow<BR/>Main Category: Hypertension News<BR/>Article Date: 29 Sep 2007 - 12:00 PDT<BR/><BR/>How hypertension affects memory - people with high blood pressure perform mental manipulations and retrieve recently-learned information more slowly than people with normal blood pressure - Brief ArticleDr. Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14401603517570061890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19598651.post-55523441790563950842007-10-12T21:05:00.000-07:002007-10-12T21:05:00.000-07:00I read the American Heart Associations study on hypertension and memory but I didn't get the same message from it as you did, Dr. Joe. In fact it seemed to indicate the opposite. That is that people who take Ace Inhibiters or ARBs have been found to need to have even greater blood flow in the brain than those who are NOT on medication or those with normal B.P. It mentioned this could result in "mental fatiue. Since high B.P. should be controlled what do you make of this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com