What causes brain atrophy

summary

Many elderly people are worried that brain atrophy is a brain disease, because of life dysfunction caused by the reduction of brain cells. The damage of brain atrophy disease to patients' nervous system is very serious. So, what causes brain atrophy? There are different causes of brain atrophy for the high-risk population of brain atrophy. The following is a detailed introduction.

What causes brain atrophy

First: age: with the growth of age, the elderly are prone to some cerebrovascular diseases, which easily lead to cerebral ischemia and hypoxia, resulting in brain atrophy.

Second: poisoning: such as drug poisoning, carbon monoxide poisoning, heavy metal poisoning, alcoholism, long-term excessive use of sedatives, which is the common cause of adult brain atrophy.

Third: trauma: chronic subdural hematoma, brain contusion, brain surgery sequelae are also common causes of adult brain atrophy.

matters needing attention

Once people enter the middle and old age, all parts of the body will appear a certain degree of aging, therefore, suffering from brain atrophy is not uncommon, but the incidence of brain atrophy is not the same for everyone. If we can actively activate the brain of patients, do not let the brain of patients stagnate, which is of great help to the treatment of brain atrophy and the control of recurrence.