The influence of vascular risk factors on cognitive function in early Parkinson's disease.

Maxime DoironMélanie LangloisNicolas DupréMartine Simard

Published in: International journal of geriatric psychiatry (2017)

Our results are consistent with previous studies suggesting that hypertension exerts a detrimental effect on memory and verbal fluency in early PD. Management of blood pressure and cardiovascular health may be important to reduce risk of cognitive decline in PD. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Keyphrases

cognitive decline
blood pressure
risk factors
mild cognitive impairment
working memory
hypertensive patients
heart rate
type diabetes
blood glucose
adipose tissue
case control