Wurzelmann J, Frishman W H, Aronson M, Masur D, Ooi W L
Department of Medicine, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York.
Cardiol Clin. 1987 Nov;5(4):689-701.
Antihypertensive medications are all associated with adverse reactions, and the elderly patient may be particularly sensitive. In a large longitudinal follow up study in an aged population, beta-blockers were shown to have caused no greater impairment of cognitive function or mood when compared to a control population. alpha-Methyldopa did interfere with some measures of neuropsychological functioning.
