The Effect of Nocturnal Blood Pressure Changes on the Cognitive State of Patients With Parkinson’s Disease

Adem Akkurt, Huseyin Alparslan Sahin, Cetin Kursad Akpinar, Mustafa Ceylan, Ibrahim Akkurt

Abstract


This article has been retracted by the authors.

Background: Recent data have revealed that cognitive involvement occurs, more or less, in every stage of idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (IPD), which is definitely going to cause radical changes in this traditional understanding. The effects of blood pressure changes during the night on the cognitive states of patients with IPD are not known for sure. The purpose of this study was to research the effects of blood pressure changes during the night on cognitive state of patients with IPD.

Methods: A total of 30 patients, 14 females and 16 males, were followed with a diagnosis of IPD. Cognitive functions were assessed with an extensive neuropsychological test battery.

Results: The fifth stage of Stroop test, test of line direction, test of face recognition and Hooper test were significantly different in dipper group when compared with the non-dipper group.

Conclusion: Not having nocturnal blood pressure decrease in IPD can be accepted as a risk factor in terms of cognitive function disorders.




J Neurol Res. 2015;5(3):207-212
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/jnr324w


Keywords


Cognitive state; Nocturnal blood pressure; Parkinson’s disease

 

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