I. Have you ever had the following confusion?
1.Where exactly did I put the key? Have you ever taken it?
2.Why did I come to this room? I must have a reason, but what?
3.Where do I plan to go to ……?
4.I don’t want to read the novel anymore because I need to look through it from time to time to remember the story.
5.Tonight is really nice, but where did I park the car?
6.You look familiar, sorry, I really can’t remember your name.
If you have the above “forgetfulness”, you should pay attention to whether it is the early stage of dementia?
What is mild cognitive impairment?
Mild cognitive impairment is the early stage of dementia, they can do simple things, they can do daily life independently, mainly in the form of forgetfulness, inefficiency and errors in doing complex things, such as paying, cooking or buying things.
Third, the common causes of mild cognitive impairment
1, Alzheimer’s disease, commonly known as “senile dementia”.
2, cerebral infarction or brain infarction, commonly known as a stroke.
3, Parkinson’s disease, syphilis, alcohol dependence, etc.
4, after traumatic brain injury or brain surgery.
5, hypothyroidism, diabetes and other various diseases that affect brain function.
Fourth, the identification of mild cognitive impairment
1.Loss of memory and memory loss.
2.Difficulty in doing things that were familiar before, needing more time to do things that could be done easily and skillfully before, or even forgetting how to do them.
3. difficulty in expressing oneself verbally, often unable to remember how a certain word should be said.
4.Difficulty in understanding, can’t respond to something that looks and sounds familiar.
V. How to help yourself?
1.Strengthen attention training: repeat what you want to do several times or say out loud what you want to do.
2, always take notes, commonly used memos: write down what you have to do in a notebook to remind yourself.
3, more brain: reading, quizzes, mind games, recitation, playing solitaire, mahjong,.
4, make good use of aids: often look at calendars, clocks, newspapers, to mark what has been done.
5, active exercise: walking or Tai Chi, etc. can promote brain blood flow and enhance brain metabolism.
6, healthy diet: vitamin E, turmeric and low salt, low sugar and low fat diet to reduce the chances of dementia.
Sixth, the treatment of mild cognitive impairment
Mild cognitive impairment has 10-15% development of dementia each year, and 80% of people progress to dementia after 6 years.
1.Once you notice “forgetfulness”, go to memory-related clinic for memory screening and brain-related examination.
2. If mild cognitive impairment is not diagnosed in time, memory should be rechecked annually.
3.If mild cognitive impairment is diagnosed, no medication can be used for the time being and memory should be reviewed every 3-6 months.
4.If it progresses to dementia, it will be treated according to dementia.
Expert tips: Once you notice “forgetfulness”, please get a professional evaluation early.