Dementia is a global failure of intellect, memory and personality acquired during life. It is a serious problem, particularly elderly. It is estimated that memory impairment affects approximately 10% of people aged over 70 years, of which about half goes about Alzheimer’s disease.
In Alzheimer’s disease are initially memory disorders, particularly for recent events, impaired abstract thinking, decision making, impaired orientation in space, slowing the pace ofthought and action, the patient has difficulty even in speech and writing. For the initial period, it is typical that the patient is often repeated, losing and forgetting things like. Keys, is difficult to find words to name quite common items such as watches or television. Sometimes it is even more noticeable dementia – may manifest itself as an inability to deal with problematic situations like.
Gradually man wanders also completely unfamiliar places, there are changes in personality – the passivity and loss of interest in activities and the things that he had brought joy and satisfaction. A person becomes apathetic and unselfsufficient. His feelings even to their closest may also vary, and it is a frequent cause of family disputes. Surrounding humans with the disease it is not easy at all.Illness is unfortunately not medically much influence. They are neuroprotective drugs such asselegiline (Junec, Niari, Sepatrem, Segalin, cognitive) and other specialty drugs to enhance cognitive function – rivastigmine (Excelon) and donepezil (Aricept).
They require separate treatment of symptoms of depression, restlessness, confusion and agitation. If you have someone in your family Alzheimer’s disease, ask about these and other options with your doctor.
Other causes of dementia are problems with blood supply to the brain (dementia after cerebrovascular accidents usually arise suddenly), injuries (bruises, chronic subdural hematoma),cancer, HIV infection in an advanced stage of dementia for other inflammations of the brain (eg. Herpes virus), metabolic and toxic brain damage (when developed liver cirrhosis, alcoholism, lack of B vitamins and others), decreased thyroid function, hydrocephalus and toxic effects of some drugs, eg. psychotropics (benzodiazepines and neuroleptics used in the long term) and cytostatics.
Dementia Treatment depends on the underlying cause for vascular disorders are administeredvasoactive substances that improve blood flow to the brain. They are supporting importance ofnootropics (piracetam – Pyramne, Nootropil, Kalikor, Oikamid, pyritinol – Encephabol, Enerbol and cinnarizine – Stugeron).
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