Pathomorphological examination of the hippocampus in cerebral atherosclerosis

In recent years, according to WHO, mortality from coronary heart disease, the main cause of which is atherosclerosis, has increased significantly (up to 75%). To varying degrees, atherosclerosis can be detected in almost every person. After all, the earliest pathological changes in the vessels (lipid spots and stripes), characteristic of the initial stage of this disease, appear in children and adolescents as early as 10-15 years. Men get sick more often than women, and the latter develop atherosclerosis on average 10 years later than men. These differences are the result of different lifestyles, the nature of nutrition, occupation, genetic characteristics, neuro-hormonal factors, etc. Cerebral atherosclerosis is the most common form of vascular pathology of the brain, which is the main cause of ischemic disorders of cerebral circulation. Chronic cerebral ischemia is the most frequent and most socially significant form of cerebrovascular pathology. There are many works in the Russian literature devoted to the study of higher brain functions in chronic cerebrovascular pathology. All this testifies to the importance and relevance of the problem of atherosclerosis.