Core tip: does hypertension steal the memory of the elderly? Elderly people suffering from high blood pressure as they get older, their memory declines, and some even make mistakes in buying vegetables. This may be related to high blood pressure! New research shows that high blood pressure steals old people's memory because it can cause brain atrophy and accelerate the loss of memory and other cognitive abilities.
High blood pressure steals old people's memory? Elderly people suffering from high blood pressure as they get older, their memory declines, and some even make mistakes in buying vegetables. This may be related to high blood pressure! New research shows that high blood pressure steals old people's memory because it can cause brain atrophy and accelerate the loss of memory and other cognitive abilities. With aging, the degree of brain atrophy in patients with hypertension is becoming more and more serious. The elderly with hypertension have a hard injury in memory!
In addition to high blood pressure, many factors steal the memory of the elderly, such as old age, women, low education level, widowed and living alone, brain trauma, alcoholism, high-fat diet, diabetes, and stroke. Among them, hypertension is the most important risk factor for memory decline in the elderly. What is more terrifying is that although the damage of hypertension to brain tissue is very slow, with the pathological changes such as atherosclerosis and vascular endothelial cell damage, it will eventually lead to hypertensive encephalopathy, cerebral infarction or hemorrhage, and other diseases, resulting in temporary or long-term loss of neural function, which will damage the cognitive function of the elderly.
When the memory of the elderly at home is getting worse and worse, even accompanied by numbness of limbs, unclear speech, emotional changes, and other phenomena, we should not shy away from doctors. We should go to the hospital in time, check brain imaging (CT, Mr or DSA), and check blood fat, blood sugar, heart, and other factors that lead to arteriosclerosis, and then conduct comprehensive treatment. If cerebral angiography shows that there are obvious plaques in the stenosis, the interventional operation is feasible, and the condition can be significantly improved after the operation. Besides, it should be reminded that patients with hypertension should not only control their blood pressure but also not overdose because low blood pressure will also lead to cerebrovascular disease.
Usually, ask the elders to take more blood pressure, understand the changes in blood pressure, follow the doctor's advice, take medicine on time, and control their blood pressure. Regular monitoring of blood pressure can not only reduce the incidence of stroke but also reduce the damage of hypertension on the cognitive function of the elderly. The elderly can also carry out certain cognitive function training, reading more books, reading newspapers frequently, practicing calligraphy and painting, often participating in chess, playing cards, singing, dancing, and other recreational activities, which also helps to maintain cognitive function
