Investigators propose here to study the brain consequences of hypertension in patients without cognitive complaints and neurological signs. The evaluation of brain suffering requires considering various possible brain damage. The team developed a multimodal MRI approach capable of detecting and quantifying numerous indices (e.g. morphometric, microstructural) to evaluate possible brain suffering. This project aims to identify individually signs of cerebral suffering in hypertensive patients compared to a population of normotensive volunteers, using advanced multiparametric MRI methods.

Hypertension is a risk factor for many brain pathologies, such as ischemic and hemorrhagic neurodegenerative diseases or stroke. The literature seems to agree on the relationship between hypertension and brain damage, and on the benefit of the management of hypertension to prevent certain neurological pathologies. However, to our knowledge, no single study has shown signs of subclinical brain damage in patients with hypertension. At present, no brain MRI is recommended in these patients. In the present study, hypertensive and normotensive patients will undergo a neurological exam, a neuropsychological exam, a biological exam and a MRI exam to individually identify signs of cerebral suffering.