Features of neurocognitive and psychoemotional disorders in young patients with arterial hypertension

Abstract

The article presents the results of the study of cognitive functions and the psychoemotional state of young patients with arterial hypertension. In total, 91 patients between the ages of 25 and 44, as well as 30 clinically healthy individuals of the appropriate age and article, were involved in the study. All studied patients were divided into two groups depending on the presence of neurocognitive disorders. The condition was assessed using international standardized scales and tests. The study showed that people with AH had mild disorders of verbal memory, counting operations and disorientation, which was manifested by incorrect naming of the date. It was characterized by the presence of disorders of voluntary attention from minor, initial manifestations, which, first of all, was manifested by fatigue, to violations of a mild-moderate degree in the form of narrowing of volumes and insufficiency of the processes of concentration, distribution and switching. The psychoemotional state of young patients with hypertension was characterized by the presence of mild depressive disorders. For patients with neurocognitive disorders against the background of hypertension, the presence of moderate reactive and personal anxiety was characteristic. Key words: arterial hypertension, neurocognitive disorders, anxiety, depression