COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT IN THE ELDERLY AT FAMILY CASES OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS-ASSOCIATED DISEASES

Abstract

The assessment of the cognitive testing success in the elderly (by the Mini-Cog test) depending on the presence of a burdened family anamnesis by stroke and dementia in the parents of the examined persons has been performed. 305 people were examined (participants of the health groups in the Regional Gerontological Center – continuous series): 31 (10.2 %) men and 274 (89.8 %) women. The average age of men was 71.4 ± 7.2 years, women – 67.4 ± 7.6 years. It was shown that the burdened family anamnesis by atherosclerosis-associated diseases (stroke and dementia) has a negative impact on the state of cognitive functions in the elderly.

Keywords

• aging
• cognitive functions
• atherosclerosis-associated diseases
• stroke
• dementia