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When it came to writing my piece I quickly learnt that they were in fact the same illness. In an attempt not to confuse my readers and clarify the issue at hand, I used the one term – high blood pressure throughout the article.
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Dina Glick Old age - 1 4th April 6, 2006 A study released this month, by the American Psychological Association (APA), links high blood pressure with a decline in cognitive functions in the elderly. The report concluded that uncontrolled high blood pressure puts elderly patients at a greater risk of cognitive deterioration, many facing problems with short term memory and verbal fluency. Researches at the Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System and the Harvard Medical School, reason that "high blood pressure somehow exacerbates the normal effects of age on the frontal lobes, making it even harder to quickly retrieve information such as words." Researches conducted a study where the cognitive abilities of men around 65 years old were assessed. "The findings suggested that uncontrolled hypertension produces specific cognitive deficits beyond those attributable to age alone". Cognitive abilities that are threatened by high blood pressure include loss of short term memory and verbal fluency. From the 357...
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