Hypertension and cognitive impairment in children / 国际脑血管病杂志

ABSTRACT

Hypertension is one of the most important diseases that threaten human health, and has become a global problem. In recent years, the prevalence of hypertension in children has increased significantly year by year, and hypertension in children has a trajectory phenomenon, which is easy to cause cognitive damage and other target organ damage. Therefore, it is necessary to be alert and attached to the relationship between hypertension and cognitive impairment in children. This article reviews the epidemiological characteristics, etiology, diagnostic criteria of hypertension and pathophysiological mechanisms of cognitive impairment caused by hypertension in children.