Predicting Memory Loss
Predicting Memory Loss
A profile developed by doctors to assess a patient's risk for stroke may also predicts their risk for memory problems.
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" Assessing your risks for stroke may also tell you your risk for memory problems. The Framingham stroke risk profile takes into account a patient's blood pressure score smoking and diabetes status and other signs of heart trouble. These factors are assigned a number without high score meaning a person is more likely to have a stroke. Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine looked at the -- scores of over 20000 adults and found those with the highest scores were also more likely to develop memory problems. The researchers also found older age take heart muscles and high blood pressure we're associated with an increased risk for memory trouble regardless of a patient's overall stroke score."
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