Experts suggest to strengthen the early intervention of Alzheimer's disease

Xinhua News Agency, Changsha, September 21st (Reporter Shuai Cai, Yao Yu) September 21 is the World Alzheimer's Day. Experts point out that Alzheimer's disease is an age -dependent neurodegenerative disease and is the most common cause of dementia for the elderly. Patients and families should understand the early signs of the disease and intervene and treat them as soon as possible.

Zhou Ying, chief physician of the Department of Neurology, Changsha First People's Hospital, introduced that the main clinical manifestations of Alzheimer's patients are memory dysfunction, abnormal behavior and daily life ability. Patient's brain has decreased memory, understanding, and judgment due to pathological changes, and ultimately affects the patient's ability to live. This disease has not been cured.

Xiang Guanghong pointed out that the chief physician of the Department of Neurology, Hunan Provincial Brain Hospital pointed out that the elderly should actively prevent Alzheimer's disease, maintain a healthy diet, regular exercise, increase social activities, maintain a good attitude, quit smoking and alcohol, and regular physical examination. People over 65 years old and patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases need to go to the neurology examination of professional medical institutions per year for memory tests. If problems are found, the diagnosis and standardized treatment should be clearly defined in a timely manner.

"Early intervention and treatment of patients with Alzheimer's patients can improve the quality of life of patients." Li Xuejun, a professor of neurosurgery at Xiangya Hospital of Zhongnan University, said that early memory disorders, unsatisfactory words, unsatisfactory words, unsatisfactory words, unreasonable words, The behavior is abnormal, and even the name of the common object cannot be called. These early symptoms of patients are easily ignored and delayed timely treatment.

Li Xuejun reminded that patients with Alzheimer's disease will develop severe memory in the middle period, and their lives cannot take care of themselves. Some patients with severe illness may have mental behavior, accompanied by symptoms such as depression, anxiety, mania, hallucinations, and other symptoms. Take it to a professional medical institution for treatment in time.

Professor Liu Youshuo, director of the Institute of Elderly and Elderly, reminded that scientific medical treatment and good psychotherapy and lifestyle can delay the course of Alzheimer's disease. The family members of patients can cooperate with medical staff to provide emotional support for patients, and communicate with patients more. While ensuring the safety of the patient, they are given as independent and freedom as much as possible.

[Editor in charge: Wang Yan]

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