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Dementia and high blood pressure?


Does anyone know about dementia related to chronic high blood pressure-

What causes it-how does it progress-prognosis-can it be reversed

its called vascular dementia.chronic high blood pressure causes small strokes in brain tissue (ministokes),leaving small infarcts in brain.multiple infarcts cause syptoms of that area involving .thus producing dementia.it progressess through mini strokes.may be if possible good if preventive measures taken.it may not be possible but through some measures it is possible to some extent.example:noting daily works .......

Yes it is called Vascular dementia. No it can not be reversed. It is caused from years of damage.

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