Does Hypertension Cause Cognitive Decline?

Does Hypertension Cause Cognitive Decline? Does hypertension cause cognitive decline? Hypertension has been shown to be associated with cognitive decline, AD and vascular dementia (1, 2). Several large epidemiologic studies have demonstrated a link between high BP in midlife (4th−5th decades of life) and cognitive decline or AD in later life, i.e., in the subsequent