What symptom does cerebral atrophy have?

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Brain atrophy usually occurs in the elderly, but it can also be seen in some young people and children with brain dysplasia. There are many reasons for brain atrophy, such as cerebral embolism, meningitis, cerebrovascular malformation, brain tumor, epilepsy, memory loss, long-term drinking, malnutrition, hypothyroidism, brain dysplasia, abuse of sedatives, gas poisoning, alcoholism, etc Chemical poisoning can lead to brain atrophy. What symptom does cerebral atrophy have? Let's talk about it

What symptom does cerebral atrophy have?

The most common early symptoms are memory loss and thinking ability decline, mainly near memory impairment, which is manifested as: I don't know where to put my familiar things, I can't even remember the food I just ate, and I can't name my friends.

In the middle stage, the memory of the patients in this stage decreased significantly, especially in the near future. At the same time, they also showed forgetting in the far future. They began to have obvious cognitive dysfunction, mental confusion, difficulty in perception and decline in comprehensive ability.

In the late stage, the patients in this stage are obviously stupid, difficult to walk, need help, often bedridden or stay in the seat, all kinds of directional ability are lost, can't take the initiative to eat, incontinence, don't know their family, even don't know their own name, extremely suspicious, delusion of being killed, hallucination, some patients also have improper social behavior. In a word, the patient's intelligence and physical ability are completely paralyzed, and they can't take care of themselves, so they need special nursing.

matters needing attention

Older women. Brain atrophy often occurs in elderly people over 70 years old, which may be related to the decrease of estrogen level in postmenopausal women or the longer life span of women than men. But in short, women, especially elderly women, should pay more attention to the prevention of brain atrophy. People who live a single life and lack fun. The human left brain is responsible for processing work and reading information, while the right brain is responsible for processing hobbies, art, sports and other information. If we neglect the exercise of the right brain in middle age, if we can't adjust the life style in a short time after retirement, the left and right brain don't move enough, and the brain can't get the proper exercise, it is easy to produce brain atrophy. Therefore, for the middle-aged and old people, especially before and after retirement, we should pay attention to cultivate their own interests, widely develop the left and right brain, and reduce the possibility of brain atrophy.