Worried About Dementia? You Might Want to Check Your Blood Pressure

[Nelson Vergel]

"If you had a stroke, even a small stroke, your risk of dementia within the next two years was greatly magnified," he says. "So there's something about having a stroke that drives a lot of the processes that give rise to dementia."

But high blood pressure also appears to increase a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, which is associated with the accumulation of plaques and tangles in the brain.

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[Vince]

People apoe gene type in Alzheimer's.
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/alzheimers-disease-genetics-fact-sheet