World First: Dementia Linked to Brain Abnormalities From High Blood Pressure

Dementia linked to high blood pressure in breakthrough new study

Previous studies have shown that high blood pressure can damage the brain, but in a first, researchers have now discovered exactly where.

World First: Dementia Linked to Brain Abnormalities From High Blood Pressure

More than a billion adults around the world live with elevated blood pressure, a condition that puts individuals at risk of damaging a variety of organs, including the nervous system.

High blood pressure link fears with dementia diagnosis

Scientists have identified the regions of the brain that are damaged by high blood pressure and may contribute to the development of dementia.

Brain discovery ‘aids understanding’ of high blood pressure link to dementia

In the future, academics hope that the findings will help predict memory loss and dementia among people with high blood pressure.

Brain discovery ‘aids understanding’ of high blood pressure link to dementia

It is the first time that experts have pinpointed the exact regions of the brain affected.

Brain discovery ‘aids understanding’ of high blood pressure link to dementia

It is the first time that experts have pinpointed the exact regions of the brain affected.