Authors
Shari R Waldstein, Stephen B Manuck, Christopher M Ryan, Matthew F Muldoon
Publication date
1991/11
Source
Psychological bulletin
Volume
110
Issue
3
Pages
451
Publisher
American Psychological Association
Description
Essential hypertension is a chronic disorder having many potential physical and behavioral sequelae. This article evaluates the impact of hypertension on neuropsychological test performance. First, cross-sectional and longitudinal studies that examine the neuropsychological correlates of hypertension are reviewed. In general, hypertensives are found to perform more poorly than normotensives, particularly on tests of memory, attention, and abstract reasoning, and less consistently on tests of perception, constructional ability, mental flexibility, and psychomotor speed. Next, the influence of variables that may moderate relationships between hypertension and neuropsychological performance—such as age, education, and medication usage—are examined. Finally, potential mechanisms, both physiological and psychological, underlying associations between hypertension and neuropsychological performance are …
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SR Waldstein, SB Manuck, CM Ryan, MF Muldoon - Psychological bulletin, 1991