Cognitive decline stroke

Vitamins B12 and B6 have preventive effects against age-related chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease (CVD), stroke, and cognitive decline... 

Losartan was proved to be more effective for stroke prevention in patients with hypertension and LVH than the beta adrenoceptor blocker atenolol in the LIFE Study [8]. Furthermore, losartan in a comparative trial with hydrochlorothiazide/ atenolol [38], valsartan [39] were shown to inhibit the cognitive decline associated with hypertension in the elderly patients. 

B Vitamins (Folate, and B22) in Relation to Stroke and its Cognitive Decline... 

Severity of white matter change, brain atrophy and the presence of infarction are associated with decline in information-processing speed and executive function (Prins et al. 2005). Presence of subcortical hyperintensities is associated with cognitive impairment following clinical stroke secondary to lacunar infarction (Mok et al. 2005 Grau-Olivares et al. 2007). 

Alzheimer s disease is the term given to dementia that cannot be attributed to an obvious cause, for example brain trauma, a stroke or alcohol abuse. Alzheimer s disease is a gradual and irreversible decline in intellectual ability that usually appears after the age of 60. The disease has been estimated to affect 5% of over 65 year olds. Patients experience a progressive loss of cognitive function, usually beginning with loss of short-term memory followed by loss of other functions such as ability to calculate and ability to use everyday objects. 

High Hey concentration is an independent risk factor for coronary artery disease, stroke, peripheral vascular atherosclerosis, and for arterial and venous thromboembolism, although the mechanisms for this effect remain poorly understood. The association between cognitive function and risk of death from stroke suggests that cerebrovascular disease is an important cause of declining cognitive function. 

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