Cognitive function in women with hypertensive disorders complicating pregnancy:A follow-up study
- VernacularTitle:妊娠期高血压疾病患者认知功能的随访研究
- Author:
Jinxia LIU
;
Lihui DUAN
;
Jingjing WU
;
Miao YU
;
Yuanzhe WU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Hypertensive disorders complicating pregnancy;
Cognitive function;
Follow-up
- From:
Journal of Medical Postgraduates
2003;0(11):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objectives: Hypertensive disorders complicating pregnancy(HDCP) has a long-term deleterious effect.This study aimed to investigate the changes of cognitive function in women with HDCP and explore their possible mechanism.Methods: Fifty-three patients with HDCP and 22 normal pregnant women were included in this study,their cognitive functions assessed 60-80 days after delivery by word learning and delayed recall test,symbol digit substitution test,animal category fluency test,block design,trail making test(Part A) and digit span test.The results of the cognitive tests were compared between the HDCP and normal control groups.Results: Cognitive performances of the severe preeclampsia patients differed significantly from those of the normal individuals on the tests of word learning(P
