Do you forget your memory? Don't forget to use your brain.
Qilu Evening News reporter Chen Xiaoli
when you go out, suddenly forget the gas switch is not closed; see the acquaintance, the name is on the mouth but how is also I can't say it; I want to find something, I turn around and forget what I'm looking for. In life, we may often have "forgetfulness". Some forgetfulness is just a temporary memory disorder. Some may be precursors of some major diseases.
age is the main cause of forgetfulness
"as a standard 90 after 90, my memory is quite poor," Ji'nan citizen Jun told reporters, "my home is everywhere in the notebook and note stickers, I have a small book in my bag all the year, something must be written down, or later may forget. You have to be clean. " "I was often blamed by the people around me. I just told you how you turned around and forgot, said two times and asked." Xiao Jun told reporters that when he bought something, he forgot to take things or forgot something to change.
this, Ji'nan City Center Hospital neurology director Sheng Culture said, now forgetful in outpatient outpatients, "can account for about 10% of the outpatient quantity, many people come to ask, is not Alzheimer's." Sheng Wenhua said, there are many reasons for forgetfulness. If there is no organic lesion, forgetfulness has no special treatment.
"from the etiological point of view, forgetfulness can be roughly divided into organic and functional causes." Sheng Wenhua said that organic forgetfulness is due to the memory of the cerebral cortex, including brain tumors, brain trauma, endocrine dysfunction, and so on. Functional reasons may be associated with excessive fatigue, excessive stress, bad rest, excessive smoking and drinking alcohol and so on.
"age is the main cause of memory decline." Sheng Wenhua said that the recent incidence of amnesia has a trend of younger age, but for young people, more than forty years old are more likely to suffer amnesia. Studies have shown that the best memory of a person appears before and after the age of twenty, then the function of the brain begins to decline, and the memory begins to decline formally before and after twenty-five years of age, and the older the older the memory is, the lower the memory.
"now there is a very common phenomenon, that is, to forget to write, it is very simple, commonly used words, many can not write." Sheng Wenhua told reporters that this is closely related to our daily behavior habits. "A large number of artificial intelligence such as electronic products and Pinyin input methods have led us to rarely actively awaken the brain's memory of Chinese characters. The function will slowly degenerate, and finally become a forgetfulness."
Zhang Tianliang, director of the mental health center of Shandong Province, said the long-term use of some drugs for insomnia, such as benzene two nitroazem, may cause a decline in memory, slow reaction and other side effects. Psychological factors also affect the formation of amnesia. Many depressed patients who come to the hospital are accompanied by forgetful symptoms.
the early symptoms of a variety of diseases are "don't remember"
with age, our cognitive function will decline to a certain extent, but when the memory decline in life is serious, it may be associated with the disease. Experts say three types of Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia and Louis's disease are the most common causes of forgetful organic diseases.
Du Yifeng, vice chairman of the Chinese Alzheimer's disease association and director of the Department of Neurology of Shangdong Province-owned Hospital, said that the cause of Alzheimer's disease is not yet clear. Although human beings have not completely attacked the disease at present, early diagnosis and early treatment can effectively alleviate the progress of the disease.
the early symptoms of Alzheimer's disease can be summed up as "four no": one is "not to remember", especially the memory of the short term. The two is "not clear numbers", such as shopping on the street is not clear accounts, and sometimes simply forgot to give money. The three is "no road", which is difficult to accomplish the familiar matters in home, work and leisure. The four is "not to speak clearly". It is a very simple thing.
"vascular dementia is also an important cause of cognitive function in the brain." Sheng Wenhua said that compared with Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia has a clear pathogenicity factor, mainly in the population with basic cerebrovascular diseases, which belong to secondary cerebral cognitive impairment of cerebrovascular disease. "Especially after the occurrence of cerebral infarction and intracerebral hemorrhage, there may be forgetfulness." Sheng Wenhua said.
"if we can detect and intervene early and intervene with related tests, CT, MRI, cerebrovascular imaging, and so on, the therapeutic effect is better than Alzheimer's disease." Sheng Wenhua said that for vascular dementia, on the one hand, it is necessary to actively treat the original disease, on the other hand, we should control the risk factors of hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, smoking, drinking and obesity, and the use of drugs to improve brain metabolism.
, in addition, Louis's somatic disease is also one of the causes of forgetfulness, "Louis's somatic disease is called Louis's body dementia, while the patient has cognitive impairment in the brain at the same time, it will also appear hallucinations, accompanied by symptoms of Parkinson syndrome, such as tremor, gait obstacle, etc." Sheng Wenhua said that Louis's somatic disease is a neurodegenerative dementia, which is only second only to Alzheimer's disease. At present, it can only postpone the development of the disease and can not be completely cured for the time being.
in the short term, forget to accelerate the development, must go to the hospital
"a lot of people feel old age, memory decline is normal, to cause forgetfulness of the disease is not enough attention." Du Yifeng said, if we find that the development of amnesia in the short term is faster, or a certain period of time suddenly appears, we need to go to the hospital as early as possible to identify it by a professional doctor.
at the same time, Sheng Culture reminds us that if there was a history of carbon monoxide poisoning, especially when we were forgetful, we should pay attention to timely treatment. Carbon monoxide poisoning after a coma, although the rescue of respiratory heartbeat recovery, but the brain damage, should be treated with hyperbaric oxygen and nutritional nerve drugs. Sheng Wenhua said that many patients with carbon monoxide poisoning refused to treat because of their unnecessary feeling, and later appeared delayed encephalopathy, such as serious forgetfulness.
, therefore, Sheng Culture said, "using the waste to retreat" is the law of brain function. Hard work and learning can often keep people's memory in good condition. "Even the middle aged and elderly people should have strong interest in new things and dare to challenge them. By watching news and playing chess regularly, the brain cells are activated, thus slowing down the aging process.
at the same time, good sleep and rest are essential for maintaining brain function. Sheng Wenhua said that work, study, activities, entertainment and diet should have certain rules, especially to ensure the quality and time of sleep. Besides, good mood and sports are also good for improving memory. Sports can regulate and improve the brain's excitement and inhibition process. It can promote the metabolism of brain cells, enable the brain function to give full play, and slow down the aging of the brain. Good mood is conducive to the body's physiological metabolism in the best condition, thereby enhancing the activity of brain cells.