dementia symptoms that need treatment

Senile is a clinical term for memory and cognitive impairment syndrome in the elderly. Senile was known as senile dementia, a medical condition used to describe all types of dementia. Now, the term senile is no longer used by doctors to name the condition of dementia.

Senile is believed by some people as an inevitable effect of aging. In medical understanding, senile dementia is a symptom. Dementia itself is a syndrome or collection of symptoms that refers to a decrease in brain function, such as the condition of decreased memory, speed of thinking, impaired behavior, mental, language, understanding, understanding, mood, movement, and the ability to perform daily activities.

Conditions that cause senile

Dementia and dementia, although often experienced by parents, are a disorder and not part of the aging process. Generally, senile dementia is caused by changes in function, brain damage and various other medical conditions. Regarding certain medical conditions related to dementia, including:

• Degenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease.
• Parkinson's disease, Lewy body dementia (a brain disease that results in progressive loss of memory and ability to think and plan), and frontotemporal dementia (a group of diseases when the front and sides of the brain contract and cause changes in personality and behavior).
• Vascular dementia due to stroke, tumor, or head injury.
• Huntington's disease, this congenital disease causes a reduction in several types of brain cells that control movement and thinking ability.
• Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare disease that attacks and destroys brain cells, causes behavior changes and memory loss. This condition is more common in young and middle-aged adults.
• Multiple sclerosis, a disease in which brain cells and spinal cord are damaged due to invasion of the immune system by the nerve protective membrane (myelin).
• CTE dementia (chronic traumatic encephalopathy), this condition is associated with repeated minor head injuries that have occurred for years.
• Mixed dementia, a combination of symptoms of vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
• Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, a disease characterized by symptoms of confusion, ataxia, impaired vision and coma due to vitamin B1 deficiency. This condition is also often associated with alcoholism.
• Brain infections, such as meningitis and encephalitis. As well as other infections, such as HIV / AIDS and syphilis, which can also permanently affect the brain at an already serious stage.
• Hydrocephalus.
• Brain tumor.
• Metabolic disorders and hormonal disorders.
• Hypoxia is a condition in which the body lacks oxygen in its blood.
• Addiction.
• hypothyroidism
• Lack of vitamin B1 or B12 can cause dementia with senile symptoms if not treated properly.

How to Overcome Senility

What you need to understand is that senility is a symptom that should not be left unnoticed and needs treatment. Senile dementia can be partially treated, but so far dementia has not been completely cured. The medicine for senile senility is generally supportive or symptomatic. Dementia treatment options can be done in various steps such as:

• Treating the cause of dementia.

    Medication senile is focused on how to overcome the cause of dementia itself. You will be advised to take vitamin B12 for dementia caused by vitamin B12 deficiency. Dementia caused by hypothyroidism can be overcome by administering thyroid hormone. Surgery or removal of the tumor will be done to overcome dementia caused by brain tumors. To avoid senility, you will be given treatment according to the conditions that cause dementia from the start.

•     Treatment of dementia.

    Doctors will usually treat dementia with drugs such as donezepil, rivastigmin, galantamine, and memantine. Although it cannot completely overcome dementia, drugs can reduce symptoms of senility and improve mental functions, such as mood and behavior.

•     Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST).

    Is one method of psychotherapy to improve cognitive function and improve the relationship of people with dementia with those around them.

•     Palliative care.

    This is a treatment for sufferers of serious illnesses that cannot be cured. In contrast to medications to cure illnesses, palliative care is more focused on improving the quality of life of a person, including reducing pain and fostering his psychological condition. This treatment includes medication, home care to train patients more independently, as well as counseling and support from friends and family.

Treatment of dementia, including senile dementia, is mainly supported by family and the environment. Living a healthy lifestyle with regular exercise, staying in touch with friends, and maintaining social relationships with others around you also help prevent more serious dementia.

Senility and dementia often interfere with the relationship between the patient and those around him. Therefore, the family and the person closest to the patient with dementia must also be counseled and understood.

If a family member or family member has senility or dementia, see a doctor immediately for treatment options and an appropriate treatment program.

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