The need for early treatment of Alzheimer’s
An early manifestation of memory, loss of vigilance repeatedly asked the same question.
Alzheimer’s disease often occurs after the age of 50, is a continuous function of higher nervous activity disorder, namely, in the absence of a 
state of disturbance of consciousness, memory, thinking, analyzing and judging, visual-spatial recognition, emotional, etc. obstacles. Significantly impaired memory is an important early symptoms of senile dementia, but it is often confused with ordinary memory loss, and thus difficult to detect.
Generally speaking, in accordance with progression of the disease, Alzheimer’s disease can be broadly divided into three stages: first, forgetful period. During this period, the beginning if the scientific treatment, can cost less, greatly delay the course of the disease. During this period the main performance is significantly impaired memory, and with normal memory loss makes a difference. If it is found for the elderly for short-term memory, that is just what has happened or will soon forget the names of things, for example, unconsciously repeating the same question, we should guard against, because it shows that he has not remember someone else’s answer. But such a long memory of the early patients, that is 10 years, two decades ago can still remember things. In addition, at this stage Another typical symptom is create a noticeable change in the patient’s personality, becoming critical, irritable, more difficult to get along with others. At the same time, analytical thinking, ability to judge, depending on the spatial features, such as computing power has also been reduced, but sometimes can be maintained in the past are familiar with the work or skills. The second stage is a period of turmoil. In addition to the first stage when the symptoms increased, the outstanding performance is significantly worse visual spatial identification of barriers, it is easy to get lost, clothing have difficulty in the face of friends and relatives do not know, can not remember their names, can not talk to others, and sometimes will be talking to himself. The third stage is the period of extreme dementia. Patients entered a recession, life does not take care of themselves, such as eating, dressing, bathing, people need to be taken care of incontinence.
Early focuses on personal training, post-pay attention to home care.
For Alzheimer’s patients, family care and care for his quality of life and have a great impact on survival. Early in the first phase of Alzheimer’s patients in addition to some improvement in brain function and proper use of drugs, in the care focuses on the individual exercise and lifestyle changes. At this time the elderly can be properly within its capacity to participate in sports, and regular exercise finger gymnastics, while cultivating a variety of interests, and strengthen the brain’s thinking activity. To quit tobacco and alcohol, regulating diet, less salt, to prevent arteriosclerosis. Would like to add useful minerals, trace elements, so as not to cause vascular lesions, leading to insufficient blood supply to the brain.
At the second and third phase of the patient, care in the greater emphasis on family care. First of all, his family should be understanding and tolerance for the elderly, the elderly can not use the damage to the language of self-esteem and behavior, can not be lost because of illness for the elderly to go out and adopt customs lock approach. The second is attention to preventing accidents and illness for the elderly as much as possible to prevent contact with electrical switches, thermos bottle, gas and other items; elderly medicine to properly care services, send clothes to the mouth; beds must be low, necessary, to add the fence. Third, try to keep the elderly living normal eating habits, attention to nutrition and personal hygiene. The fourth is to train and stimulate the memory of the elderly, such as the bath water, put away, and then to remind elderly people to do the next move in order to exercise and maintain their self-sufficiency. In addition, due to illness for the elderly have lost the ability to adapt to new environment, we should try to avoid moving furniture and relocation. Usually could encourage its multi-activity, activity should not be too large, some care when going out.
