title: Patient page. Untreated hypertension can lead to memory loss by cutting down on blood flow to the brain.
authors.forename: Janyna M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Mercado
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hilsabeck
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control