Tuesday, January 15, 2008

High Blood Pressure and Dementia

Health advocates stress the importance of "knowing your numbers."  These important numbers include your weight, body fat, cholesterol, blood sugar, and blood pressure.  Overall physical health is important to maintain a healthy brain.  Uncontrolled high blood pressure leads to more cognitive problems as we age.  Blood pressure naturally increases with age and hypertension, sometimes referred to as "the silent killer," affects approximately 60% of adults over the age of 60.

Multi-infarct dementia, one of the most common causes of dementia in older adults, is caused by a series of strokes that destroy nerve tissue in the brain.  The most common risk factor for this type of dementia is high blood pressure.

If you don't know your numbers, you should see your doctor and have your blood pressure tested.  In the meantime, The Mayo Clinic has an online quiz to check your risk of high blood pressure.  It only takes a few minutes and it just might save your life!


1 comment:

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