Alzheimer’s disease generally refers to Alzheimer’s disease, in addition to the elderly occurrence of cerebrovascular disease can lead to vascular dementia, the elderly suffering from Parkinson’s disease can also lead to Parkinson’s disease dementia, a part of the type of dementia can not be prevented by taking medication, but for the other types of dementia, taking medication can play a role in preventing the efficacy of some.
1. Alzheimer’s disease: Alzheimer’s disease is a degenerative disease of the central nervous system, is the most common type of dementia, there is no effective preventive medicine, you can communicate with the patient, exercise, more brain and other methods to a certain degree of prevention.
2. Vascular dementia: vascular dementia is due to cerebral ischemia, stroke and other diseases leading to dementia, this type of dementia, the need to prevent and control cerebrovascular disease to prevent the treatment of drugs can be discretionary choice of aspirin, simvastatin and other drugs.
3. Parkinson’s disease dementia: Parkinson’s is a neurodegenerative disease of the elderly, a part of Parkinson’s disease can develop into dementia, the prevention of Parkinson’s disease dementia has no special drugs, you can play chess, read the newspaper and other intellectual training, as well as appropriate physical exercise, a reasonable diet, and other methods of prevention to a certain extent.
The above medications should be taken in strict compliance with the doctor’s instructions, and if there is any discomfort after taking them, please consult a doctor immediately.