A growing proportion of the general population is being prescribed anti-hypertensive
medications for the long-term treatment of essential hypertension. Untreated hypertensive …

Although millions of hypertensive individuals receive chronic treatment with antihypertensive
medication, the effect on the central nervous system by these drugs is poorly understood …

This paper reviews the longitudinal studies in which the association between hypertension
and cognitive functioning has been explored. The findings of these studies are far from …

Hypertension is associated with impairments in cognitive function in older adults, but the
nature and extent of these deficits are unclear. Brief cognitive measures lack sensitivity …

This paper addresses the relationship between hypertension and cognitive status and the
impact of antihypertensive treatment. Data from cross-sectional and longitudinal studies are …

Essential hypertension is a chronic disorder having many potential physical and behavioral
sequelae. This article evaluates the impact of hypertension on neuropsychological test …

OBJECTIVES: Hypertension is associated with impaired cognition, but it is unclear whether
this impairment is reversible. We sought to evaluate the effect of blood pressure reduction on …

Interventions Six-week treatment periods with atenolol, metoprolol, hydrochlorothiazide,
methyldopa, enalapril and verapamil, and 2-week placebo baseline and wash-out periods …

Background. The effect of antihypertensive medications on cognitive function has not been
well studied. The authors' objectives were to investigate the cross-sectional and longitudinal …

Longitudinal studies suggest that hypertension in midlife is associated with cognitive
impairment in later life. Cross-sectional studies are difficult to interpret because blood …