The consequences of brain atrophy in the elderly are determined by the specific parts of brain atrophy and are commonly seen as follows: 1. If the elderly are suffering from frontotemporal lobe atrophy, the patient may have language dysfunction, aphasia, and may also have psychiatric symptoms, such as hallucinations, hallucinations, hyperexcitability, abnormal behavior, memory loss, mental retardation, or dementia. 2. Patients may experience dizziness, lightheadedness, unsteadiness in walking, accompanied by slurred speech and bursting sounds in pronunciation, as well as impairment in limb balance and coordination. The consequences of cerebral atrophy in the elderly are determined by the site of atrophy.