Alzheimer's disease is now one of the most common causes of dementia in elderly patients, and the etiology and pathogenesis of dementia in the elderly are not yet very clear. Therefore, in the treatment is only some symptomatic treatment to slow down its development. We also need early intervention in prevention, such as more brain, more to read the newspaper, receive information, but also can do some appropriate exercise such as swimming, playing tai chi, square dancing, etc., and more communication with other people can also help patients to reduce the occurrence of dementia.
1, how to prevent Alzheimer's disease
Elderly people should pay attention to their own balanced diet, avoiding excessive intake of salt and animal fat. Eat less animal fat and sugar.
In life, we need to do some moderate exercise, and the elderly remember to maintain the waist and feet strong, but any exercise should be in moderation, reasonable exercise has the effect of preventing dementia.
Avoid excessive drinking and smoking, and live a regular life. Drinking too much alcohol can lead to liver dysfunction, causing brain dysfunction, and prolonged smoking and alcoholism can easily lead to senile dementia.
In life, we have to actively prevent atherosclerosis, high blood pressure and obesity and other lifestyle diseases, once you find yourself suffering from any disease, you have to go to the active treatment, do not delay.
In daily life to actively use the brain, so as to prevent brain decline, for example, you can go to play chess, write a diary, write a letter and so on are simple and help the brain of the method.
Elderly people should also pay attention to their diets and remember to eat more walnuts and other nuts, as well as eating fish and shellfish, which are good for memory.
The causes of Alzheimer's disease
1, cerebrovascular disease: the most common multiple cerebral infarction dementia,is due to a series of multiple minor cerebral ischemic attacks, many times the accumulation of cerebral infarcts caused by a substantial. In addition, there are subcortical vascular dementia, acute onset cerebrovascular dementia, which can develop rapidly after a series of strokes caused by cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral embolism, and in a small number of cases, by a single massive cerebral infarction. In short, cerebrovascular disease is also a more common cause of dementia.
2, brain degenerative diseases: there are many kinds of dementia caused by brain degenerative diseases, the most common is Alzheimer's disease dementia, in the pre-senile onset of the so-called senile dementia. The most common type of dementia is Alzheimer's disease, which is called senile dementia. It has a slow onset and is a progressive dementia. In addition, there are other dementias such as Pick's disease, Tinton's chorea, progressive supranuclear palsy, and Parkinson's disease. The latter dementias are less common.