Study Reveals Cognitive Deficits In Children With Untreated Primary Hypertension

MedPage Today (10/3, Walker) reports that research indicated kids “with untreated primary hypertension turned in lower scores on tests measuring verbal and visual learning, and recall and verbal reasoning, versus normotensive controls.” The findings of the 75-child study were published in the Journal of Pediatrics.

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— “Mental Deficits Seen in Kids With HTN,” Molly Walker, MedPage Today, October 3, 2016.

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