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Clogged Arteries Could Lead to Mental Health Problems, Dementia

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According to a new study, clogged arteries can have serious ramifications as they relate to a person’s mental health – impacting blood flow to the brain and inevitably possibly contributing to dementia.

"We have learned that cerebrovascular disease and Alzheimer's disease may work together to cause cognitive impairment and the mixed disorder may be the most common type of dementia in older persons," Dr. Philip B. Gorelick, who helped write the new scientific statement, said in the news release. He is director of the Center for Stroke Research at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago.

"Generally speaking, what is good for the heart is good for the brain," Gorelick said. "Although it is not definitely proven yet, treatment or prevention of major risk factors for stroke and heart disease may prove to also preserve cognitive function with age."

The sentiments described in this study were echoed by the American Academy of Neurology and the Alzheimer's Association.

As per the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, signs of dementia include: problems with thinking, reasoning and memory, a group of symptoms commonly called "cognitive impairment."

A statement on this study was released in the July 21 online edition of the Journal Stroke.

 

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