With age, the brain tissue of the brain can appear physiological degeneration, this phenomenon is called brain atrophy, brain atrophy is more common in the elderly over 60 years old, simple brain atrophy does not belong to the category of diseases, this is a normal physiological phenomenon.
However, there are also some people due to cerebral hypoxia, encephalitis, cerebrovascular diseases or the influence of bad living habits, pathological brain atrophy, for this type of brain atrophy, once found, should be treated in time, otherwise there may be Alzheimer's disease, life can not take care of themselves and other situations.
So, what are the manifestations of brain atrophy?
1, systemic symptoms
Systemic symptoms in the early stage of brain atrophy is very common, its main manifestations include dizziness, insomnia, tinnitus, waist and knee soreness, slow response, slow movement, etc., at this stage must be timely treatment, control the progression of the disease, otherwise once the disease worsens, there may be epilepsy, hemiplegia and other symptoms in the later stage.
2. Personality changes
This is a more obvious symptom of brain atrophy in the early stage, the patient's personality can undergo obvious changes, some of the usually mild personality of the elderly may become withdrawn, do not like to interact with people, treat children is not as close as before, some patients will also have impatience, suspiciousness, changes in living habits and other situations.
3. Memory loss
If the elderly have brain atrophy, early memory loss problems can appear, this symptom occurs in brain atrophy patients up to 80% or more, the elderly in this period in life is easy to forget things, often lose things, promise others things often forget, when going out may not find the way home, such as not timely treatment, with the progression of the disease, memory may be completely lost.
The above is a common manifestation of early brain atrophy, once found, it is necessary to go to the hospital in time to find out the specific cause and carry out targeted treatment.
In addition, middle-aged and elderly people should also do their own maintenance in their lives to prevent the occurrence of brain atrophy. So how to prevent brain atrophy?
1. Prevention and treatment of vascular diseases
Vascular diseases can be described as one of the culprits of cerebral atrophy, therefore, we should do a good job in vascular diseases, such as high blood lipids, hypertension, diabetes, arteriosclerosis and other preventive measures, usually to develop healthy living habits, pay attention to reasonable diet.
You should also go to the hospital regularly for physical examination, especially pay attention to the changes in blood lipids, blood pressure, and blood glucose indicators, and once there is a problem, it is necessary to adjust and treat as soon as possible, so that the progression of the disease can be delayed and controlled.
2. Rational use of the brain
The human brain follows the principle of using the waste and retreating, therefore, do not want to premature brain atrophy, usually to use the brain more, participate in more social activities, so as to achieve the purpose of stimulating the brain, thereby delaying aging, slowing down the process of brain function decline.
3. Exercise more
The elderly can usually participate in some physical exercises, such as walking, playing tai chi, etc., can strengthen the body, protect cardiovascular function, in addition to ensuring sufficient sleep time, not staying up late, to maintain a peaceful and optimistic attitude towards life.
In short, it is very normal for the elderly to have physiological brain atrophy, but if it is pathological brain atrophy, it can be harmful to health.
Therefore, once the elderly have the above symptoms, they should go to the hospital in time to check, actively treat after clarifying the cause, and usually exercise more, use more brains, prevent diseases such as hypertension, help delay the aging of the brain, and slow down the occurrence of brain atrophy.