@article{ref1,
title="A longitudinal study of neuropsychological performance by hypertensives and normotensives: a third measurement point",
journal="Journal of gerontology",
year="1989",
author="Elias, M. F. and Schultz, N. R. and Robbins, M. A. and Elias, P. K.",
volume="44",
number="1",
pages="P25-8",
abstract="The neuropsychological test performance of hypertensive and normotensive subjects was compared at three times of measurement over a 10-year period. The tests used were among those that are most sensitive to brain impairment in the Halstead-Reitan battery. In addition to individual test measures, a widely used clinical index of battery-wide performance--the Average Impairment Rating (AIR)--was used. Hypertensives exhibited lower mean levels of performance on the AIR at all times of measurement. However, the Blood Pressure Group x Time of Measurement interactions were not statistically significant, indicating that hypertensives and normotensives did not exhibit a differential rate of change (decline or improvement) over time. Hypertensives also performed more poorly for a measure of learning set formation (categories test) and two tests of memory for forms experienced by touch only (tactile perception memory and localization tests). However, Blood Pressure x Time of Measurement interactions were not observed for these measures.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-1422",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}