The root cause of Alzheimer's disease is the aging of the organism. Aging, atrophy and degeneration of brain tissue are the basis for the occurrence of Alzheimer's disease, which may be the reason why the incidence of the disease increases with age.
The role of external factors, such as infection, poisoning, heredity, mental stimulation, etc. caused by metabolic disorders of the body, functional decline leading to the development of Alzheimer's disease is also can not be ignored, and this may be the reason why some into old age does not suffer from Alzheimer's disease, while some people suffer from Alzheimer's disease.
Patients with Alzheimer's disease, usually pay attention to maintain emotional stability. Avoid mental stimulation. Elderly people should be appropriate physical and mental activities. Usual care should be strengthened. Avoid drugs that damage brain cells.
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Extended information:
Neuropsychological tests:
Simple Mental Scale (MMSE): the content is concise, the measurement time is short, easy to be accepted by the elderly, is currently the most common clinical measurement of the degree of intellectual impairment of the disease scale. The total score of the scale is related to the level of education, if illiteracy ≤ 17 points; elementary school level ≤ 20 points; secondary school level ≤ 22 points; university level ≤ 23 points, it indicates the existence of cognitive impairment.
Further detailed neuropsychological tests including memory, executive function, language, utilization and visuospatial ability should be performed to assess various cognitive functions. For example, the cognitive portion of the AD Assessment Scale (ADAS-cog) is an 11-item cognitive suite of tests specifically designed to detect changes in the severity of AD, but is primarily used in clinical trials.
Assessment of Daily Living: e.g., the Assessment of Daily Living (ADL) scale can be used to assess the degree of impairment of patients' daily living functions. The scale has two parts:
One is the physical life self-care ability scale, which measures the patient's ability to take care of his/her own life (e.g., dressing, undressing, combing hair and brushing teeth, etc.);
The second is the instrumental use ability scale, which measures the patient's ability to use the tools of daily life (e.g., making a phone call, taking a public ****car, and cooking his/her own meals, etc.). The latter is more susceptible to cognitive decline early in the disease.
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