Effects of Blood Pressure on Cognitive Performance: A Systematic Review

• Published in: Journal of clinical medicine Vol. 9; no. 1; p. 34
• Main Authors: Forte, Giuseppe, De Pascalis, Vilfredo, Favieri, Francesca, Casagrande, Maria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 22.12.2019; MDPI
• Subjects: Aging; Bias; Blood pressure; Brain research; Clinical medicine; Cognitive ability; Dementia; Ethnicity; Executive function; Gender; Hypertension; Neuropsychology; Physiology; Systematic review; Variables; blood pressure; memory; cognitive functions; executive functions; visuospatial abilities; attention; cognitive impairment; language; processing speed

High blood pressure has been associated with an increased risk of developing cognitive impairment. However, this relationship is unclear. This study aims to systematically review the effects of blood pressure on executive functioning, language, memory, attention and processing speed. The review proc...