What is the cause of brain atrophy

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The onset of brain atrophy is generally in the elderly, the attack of the disease will make a lot of elderly people have memory loss, with this dare not leave people, and some people in the young age will also have brain atrophy, these reasons many of us should not be clear, so today we come to understand.

What is the cause of brain atrophy

The first reason is age: with the growth of age, the elderly are prone to some cerebrovascular diseases, and these diseases will make the brain appear some hypoxia, and slowly form brain atrophy, so the elderly will be examined irregularly.

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. Degenerative diseases: progressive supranuclear paralysis, multiple sclerosis, etc. are also easy to cause brain atrophy.

matters needing attention

When the brain is injured, check it in time. Don't wait for pain or discomfort. Brain atrophy patients can not leave people around, to take medicine on time, regular inspection, with the doctor's treatment in order to stabilize and control the disease.