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  1. Antihypertensive treatment can prevent stroke and cognitive decline 2012-12-18
  2. Antihypertensive treatment and change in blood pressure are associated with the progression of white matter lesion volumes: the Three-City (3C)-Dijon Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study 2011-01-10

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2 studies carry this tag.

Date range

2011 to 2012

Top journals

  • Circulation 1
  • Nature reviews. Neurology 1

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  1. Antihypertensive treatment can prevent stroke and cognitive decline

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Nature reviews. Neurology 2012-12-18 Drug development

    Hypertension is a highly prevalent risk factor for stroke and dementia, and is the greatest risk factor for small-vessel disease-a frequent cause of lacunar infarction and intracerebral haemorrhage.

  2. Our findings reinforce the hypothesis that hypertension is a strong predictor of WML and that adequate treatment may reduce the course of WML progression.

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