Mr. Liu Lao, 80 years old, has been suffering from memory loss, laziness and increased loneliness for five years. For several years, he has been saying that he is 77 years old and can't get it back after going out. Children began to think that their father was senile, and by the time they went to see a doctor, it was the terminal stage of Alzheimer's disease, which delayed the best treatment time.
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a kind of brain dysfunction caused by organic brain injury, which leads to progressive deterioration of memory, understanding, judgment and self-control and persistent intellectual impairment, and affects daily life and social ability. Alzheimer's Harmo's disease is a quiet disease with no obvious symptoms such as itching, but only symptoms such as memory loss and forgetfulness in the early stage. Many patients mistakenly think that this is normal aging, which leads to a very low rate of seeking medical treatment and often makes patients miss the effective treatment opportunity. According to the latest statistics, the total prevalence rate of Alzheimer's disease among the elderly over 65 years old in Tianjin is 5.22%, and the prevalence rate of 80 years old is 15.9%. It is estimated that there are 654.38+million Alzheimer's patients in the city, with an annual increase of nearly 1.8 million to 20,000. However, only 2% of the families treated the elderly correctly, and most of the dementia elderly in other families took nutritional drugs, thus missing the best treatment opportunity.
Experts say that memory loss is the most prominent first symptom of Alzheimer's disease. Memory impairment of Alzheimer's disease is characterized by impaired ability to remember new knowledge and difficulty in recalling recent knowledge. The daily manifestations of patients are forgetfulness and forgetfulness. According to expert analysis, five groups of people belong to the high-risk group of the disease: elderly women (the ratio of male to female patients is 7: 26); Low level of education; People with low immune function; Widowed, living alone, depressed; Suffering from ischemic cerebrovascular disease, long-term history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia and heart disease. According to experts, the death rate of Alzheimer's disease is three to four times that of the general elderly, and it has become the fourth largest killer of the elderly after heart disease, cancer and stroke. At present, it is still difficult to accurately diagnose Alzheimer's disease in clinic, and gene diagnosis and gene therapy have not been fully carried out. For dementia patients with dementia tendency or suspicion, only early treatment and intervention are needed.
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There is a new prescription for treating Alzheimer's disease.
With the continuous improvement of people's living standards, the number and proportion of the elderly population are increasing, the incidence of Alzheimer's disease is increasing, and the brain health problems of the elderly are also concerned by the society. According to incomplete statistics, the incidence of moderate and severe Alzheimer's disease in people over 65 years old is above 5%, and by the age of 80, this ratio rises to 15-20%. Alzheimer's Harmo's disease always begins unconsciously, showing a continuous and progressive decline in intelligence, with a course of 5 to 12 years, while the average survival time of Alzheimer's patients is 5.5 years, which has become one of the major fatal diseases of the elderly in modern society.
The etiology of Alzheimer's disease has not been fully understood. It is found that it is related to many factors, such as genetic factors, high aluminum content in diet, high cholesterol, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, diabetes, stroke and other disease factors, and its incidence is often related to unhealthy lifestyles such as low education, inactivity, introverted personality, reluctance to contact people and alcoholism. In addition, low estrogen levels in postmenopausal women can also lead to dementia. The early manifestation of dementia is cognitive impairment, that is, poor memory
The results of scientific experiments show that Liuwei Dihuang Pill, a traditional Chinese medicine for tonifying kidney, has anti-aging and anti-oxidation effects, and has a unique curative effect on Alzheimer's disease, which is helpful to enhance memory. In this study, Liuwei Dihuang Pill, which is mainly used for "kidney deficiency and essence deficiency", was screened out from the tonic prescriptions of traditional Chinese medicine. It is found that Liuwei Dihuang Pill has anti-aging and anti-oxidation effects. The aging theory of western medicine also confirms that aging is related to the decline of memory ability. Researchers have made a pharmacological study on "Liuwei Dihuang Pill" to enhance memory ability. The results show that Liuwei Dihuang Pill can improve learning and memory disorders and help to enhance memory. The longer the administration time, the more obvious the efficacy.
It is very important for the elderly to choose Liuwei Dihuang Pill with guaranteed curative effect to treat Alzheimer's disease. For example, the "Zhongjing" brand concentrated Liuwei Dihuang pills produced by Wanxi Pharmaceutical. Although the six kinds of medicinal materials of Liuwei Dihuang Pill are all from famous prescriptions, the choice of medicinal materials produced there represents the difference in efficacy. For example, rehmannia glutinosa and yam produced in Henan have the best quality; Cornus officinalis is best produced in Funiu Mountain, Henan Province. Funiu Mountain, 800 Li, is known as the "natural medicine storehouse", and the "Zhongjing" brand concentrated Liuwei Dihuang pills produced by Wanxi Pharmaceutical are selected from this. The so-called "good medicine makes good medicine". Compared with traditional dosage forms, concentrated pills have the advantages of small volume, small dosage and convenient carrying, and are deeply loved by elderly friends. And no preservative is added, so that the natural characteristics of traditional Chinese medicines are maintained. Besides, the price of Liuwei Dihuang Pills is also cheaper. Compared with the so-called drugs for treating Alzheimer's disease, which cost tens or hundreds of dollars in the market, a bottle of more than ten dollars can last for eight days, and the average daily drug price is only over one yuan, which is still very cost-effective.
In addition, mastering the identification of early symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and achieving early detection, early diagnosis and early intervention can improve symptoms and delay the development of the disease. What the elderly usually do is:
1, check in in time. Old people over 60 who have amnesia recently should go to the neurology department for examination and treatment in time.
2. A reasonable diet. The elderly have poor digestive function and should eat more light food; Such as fish, eggs, lean meat, mushrooms and various foods rich in vitamins, including fruits and vegetables, help to increase resistance and improve memory;
3. Protect your teeth. Researchers have found that young people with missing teeth are prone to Alzheimer's disease.
4. Take part in social activities, especially cultural and sports activities, cultivate a wide range of hobbies, strive to make some achievements, and deepen your interest. Old people should spend more time with their grandchildren, making them seem to have returned to childhood. People should never be too old to learn and use their brains.
5. Hypertension, atherosclerosis, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, stroke, etc. Will lead to the occurrence and deterioration of Alzheimer's disease. Therefore, people with this disease should be treated in time. At ordinary times, you can take Liuwei Dihuang Pill properly under the advice of a doctor to carry out adjuvant treatment and daily health care for the above diseases.
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Treatment and nursing care of senile dementia
Last year, on a Friday night in early February, 65438, I just came home from work. Colleague Xiao Wu hurriedly called and said that his mother had disappeared. I called a hospital car to accompany Xiao Wu around Changsha. After a busy night, I finally met Xiaowu's mother on the way to Changsha South Bus Station at dawn. She told us, "I went out to buy food yesterday afternoon. Somehow, I couldn't recognize the way home, so I had to walk up and down the street. " Xiao Wu's mother turned out to be an excellent doctor in charge of internal medicine, smart and capable. After retirement, she gradually developed Alzheimer's disease.
The so-called Alzheimer's disease refers to the persistent disorder of higher nervous function. Simply put, there are obstacles in memory, thinking, analysis and judgment, visual space recognition, emotions and so on without conscious obstacles. Generally speaking, Alzheimer's disease often occurs after the age of 50. The onset is hidden and the development is slow. In the earliest days, it often began with increasing forgetfulness. If you don't pay attention, it is usually not easy to find. I often hear some old people say, "I'm old, my memory is bad, and I'm useless." This may actually be a precursor of Alzheimer's disease. According to the development of the disease, it can be roughly divided into three stages:
The first stage (forgetting period): this stage is characterized by obvious memory loss, such as forgetting what you said, did or important appointments at first, and gradually forgetting the past. At the same time, thinking analysis, judgment ability, visual space discrimination function, calculation ability, etc. Also reduced, but sometimes they can keep their familiar jobs or skills.
The second stage (chaotic period): At this time, in addition to the symptoms of the first stage, the prominent performance is that the visual space recognition obstacle is obviously aggravated and it is easy to get lost. It is also common to wear clothes, or wear pants as clothes; I don't know the faces of friends or relatives, I can't remember their names, and I can't talk to others, although I sometimes talk to myself.
The third stage (extreme dementia stage): the patient enters a state of comprehensive decline, unable to take care of himself, such as eating, dressing and bathing, needing someone to take care of him, and incontinence.
According to medical research, there is no specific medicine and treatment for Alzheimer's disease. Drugs that can increase the content of neurotransmitter acetylcholine are often used in clinic to improve patients' intelligence, behavioral ability and emotional control ability and improve their quality of life. In addition to the necessary medication, family treatment and nursing are also important.
Master and use the ways and means to get along with patients.
Family members should explain who they are before talking to patients in order to communicate; Speak slowly and clearly to the patient, and don't talk loudly, which may stimulate the patient's mood and lead to the deterioration of his condition; Don't order the patient to do anything, talk to the patient in short and clear sentences, and don't confuse the audience; Be patient, don't worry, talk to the patient. If they don't understand it the first time, they can repeat it two or three times slowly until they understand it.
The behavior and expression of relatives should be natural and not exaggerated; When talking with patients, look into their eyes and keep a proper distance, because if you get too close, he or she will feel scared, and if you get too far away, his or her voice will be hard; If you want to get close to him (her), move as lightly as possible, approach from the front, not from the back, which will easily scare him (her) and lead to emotional loss of control; Smiling, kind eyes and expressions are all encouragement to patients.
Family treatment and nursing of patients
If there is a special person to arrange the patient's diet, medication, rest and outdoor activities on time, it is best to make a timetable. If the family doesn't have time to be responsible, explain it clearly to the nurses or nannies invited. Put the medicine in a fixed place and put a label on it, indicating the name, usage and dosage of the medicine. Put labels on wardrobes and drawers to indicate the names of the items inside. Things in wardrobes and drawers should be tidied up so that patients can find them in time when they need them. Put reminders in obvious places to prevent patients from forgetting to turn off the power supply, gas valves and gates of household appliances when going out. Bring a patient card with home address, telephone number and home route in case of emergency. If the patient is sick when he goes out, he can evoke memories according to the card, and good people can also escort the patient home. Make important phone numbers into cards and put them in a conspicuous position, and stick a photo of the number user next to the phone number.
Although the incidence of Alzheimer's disease increases with age, it can be prevented and reduced if we pay more attention to the diet, health and social interaction of the elderly in our lives. Medical experts from Columbia University in new york, USA, made a seven-year follow-up study of 1772 elderly people over 65 at that time, and reached this conclusion. Their latest research shows that leisure activities such as reading, watching movies, walking, eating out and visiting friends may help reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease. Considering race, education, occupation and other factors, the risk of Alzheimer's disease among the elderly who often participate in leisure activities is 38% lower than others. Among all kinds of leisure activities, reading and other intellectual activities have the greatest effect on preventing Alzheimer's disease, followed by social activities and sports activities.