Abnormal cerebral electrogenesis is associated with impaired cognitive performance in hypertensive patients

作者：Montagnese S^*; Schiff S; Realdi A; Inverso G; Pellegrini A; Iannizzi P; Manara R; Mapelli D; Amodio P; Semplicini A

来源：Journal of Human Hypertension, 2013, 27(7): 463-464.

DOI：10.1038/jhh.2013.21

Systemic hypertension has been associated with impairment in cognitive performance, and both structural and functional brain abnormalities.(1) The electroencephalogram (EEG) is a cheap and noninvasive investigation, but virtually no information is available on the effects of high blood pressure, if any, on cerebral electrogenesis. Here, we show that low-amplitude EEG is considerably more common in hypertensive patients than in the general population, and associated with cognitive impairment.

• 出版日期2013-7