Volume : IX, Issue : XI, November - 2019

ASSESSMENT OF COGNITION IN PREHYPERTENSIVE INDIVIDUALS

R. Shanmughavadivu, Vimal. T

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Background: Diagnosis of hypertension at young age is an alarming sign of ill effects of the present sedentary lifestyle which includes a decline in cognitive functions. Recent studies are aiming at screening for the same at the prehypertensive stage. Methodology: 100 prehypertensive individuals and 100 normotensives were subjected to cognitive test by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment scale. The cognitive scores were compared between the groups. Results: 72 prehypertensives and 19 normotensives had cognitive decline as per the cut off score of 26. The mean MoCA score in cases group was 24.04 ± 2.603 as against 27.12 ± 1.924 in control group. This difference was statistically significant. Also there was a deficit in the domains of executive / visuospatial function, memory and attention domains. Conclusion: There exists a cognitive impairment in prehypertensive individuals especially in the domains of attention and memory, thereby stressing on the importance of earlier detection and strict control of high normal blood pressure levels.

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ASSESSMENT OF COGNITION IN PREHYPERTENSIVE INDIVIDUALS, R.Shanmughavadivu, Vimal.T INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-11 | November-2019

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