So wo maame, wo papa, wo nanabea, anaa wo nana werɛ taa fi nneɛma nketenkete nnansa yi? So wɔn werɛ fi mpofirim nea na wɔrebɛka bere a wɔrekasa no? So wɔhwehwɛ baabi a wɔn nsafe wɔ anaa baabi a wɔn ahwehwɛ wɔ? Yɛtaa susuw sɛ saa nneɛma yi yɛ nneɛma a ɛfata a ɛba bere a yɛrenyin no. Nanso ɛtɔ mmere bi a, saa werɛ a wofi yi betumi ayɛ aniberesɛm kakra. Titiriw sɛ wo werɛ fi nsɛm a esisii nnansa yi na wokae nneɛma a esisii mfe bi a atwam ni no pefee a, ebia ɛbɛyɛ Alzheimer yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne a edi kan. Mma ɛnhaw wo, momma yɛnka eyi ho asɛm nkɔ akyiri na yɛnka no tiawa.
Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, dɛn ne Alzheimer yare?
Alzheimer yɛ yare a bere kɔ so no, ɛsɛe wo nkae nkakrankakra. Ɛyɛ yareɛ a ɛka amemene no. Wɔ mfiase no, ebia ɛbɛyɛ den ama wo sɛ wobɛkae nsɛm a esisii nnansa yi. Nanso nea ɛyɛ nwonwa no, ebia wubetumi akae nneɛma a esisii mfe bi a atwam ni.
Bere kɔ so no, bere a yare no mu yɛ den no, sɛnkyerɛnne afoforo fi ase da adi.
- Ɛyɛ den sɛ wode w’adwene besi biribi so: Ontumi mfa n’adwene nsi ade biako so.
- Ɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛyɛ nnwuma a wɔyɛ daa: Nnwuma a ɛnyɛ den te sɛ tii a wɔyɛ anaa aduan a wɔkyɛ mpo a wo werɛ befi.
- Adwene a ɛyɛ basaa ne abasamtu: Nneɛma ba w’adwene mu nnidiso nnidiso, titiriw anadwo.
- Nsakrae a ɛba mpofirim wɔ adwene mu: Abufuw, abufuw, dadwen, ne adwenemhaw a ɛba mpofirim.
- Sɛ wobɛyera: Worentumi nnya wo kwan, na wo werɛ mfi baabi a wowɔ.
- Nipadua mu nsɛnnennen: Ɔkwan a wofa so nantew no sesa, wohwere wo kari pɛ na wohwe ase.
- Ɔkasa a ɛyɛ den: Ɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛhwehwɛ nsɛmfua, ɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛte nea wɔreka no ase.
Bere a yare no kɔ so no, ebia wo werɛ befi w’ankasa wo mma ne w’abusuafo. Ebia worentumi nsiesie wo ho, nnidi, anaa mpo w’ankasa worentumi nkɔ aguaree. Saa yare yi sɛe amemene no mu ntini nkakrankakra bere a bere kɔ so no. Saa yare yi taa ba nnipa a wɔadi boro mfe 65 so .
Nsonsonoe a ɛda Alzheimer ne Dementia ntam
Nnipa pii ma nsɛmfua abien yi yɛ basaa. Momma yɛnma emu nna hɔ.
Adwenemhaw nyɛ yare pɔtee bi din. Ɛyɛ asɛmfua a wɔde gyina hɔ ma sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow a wɔaboaboa ano a ɛka nneɛma te sɛ nkae, nsusuwii, ne nneyɛe.
Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, adwenemhaw te sɛ "atiridii." Nneɛma ahorow pii na ɛde atiridiinini ba, te sɛ dengue atiridii ne atiridiinini. Saa ara na nneɛma pii na ɛde adwenemhaw ba. Alzheimer yare no na ɛtaa de adwenemhaw ba na ɛsen biara. Ɛne sɛ, adwenemhaw betumi aba esiane nneɛma afoforo nti, sɛ Alzheimer yare nni hɔ mpo.
Dɛn ne Alzheimer yare no fã ahorow?
Alzheimer yare no kɔ so nkakrankakra wɔ akwan atitiriw abiɛsa so.
| Yare no fã | Nkyerɛmu |
|---|---|
| Mfiase (Mild) . | Saa bere yi mu no, sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow no nna adi. Wɔn a wɔbɛn ɔyarefo no paa nkutoo na wohu nsakrae nketenkete. Wobetumi aka kar na wɔde wɔn ho ahyɛ fekubɔ dwumadi ahorow mu. Nanso wɔn werɛ fi ase fi nsɛm nketenkete, wɔyɛ adwuma ho nhyehyɛe, ne baabi a nneɛma wɔ. |
| Kakra | Eyi ne yare no fã a ɛware sen biara. Ebetumi atra hɔ mfe pii. Nsɛnkyerɛnne no mu yɛ den nkakrankakra, na afoforo fi ase hu nsakrae yi ntɛm. Ebia suban mu nsakrae (abufuw, basabasayɛ) bɛda adi kɛse bere a ɛbɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛyɛ da biara da nnwuma no. Wɔ saa bere yi mu no, ɔyarefo no hia obi a ɔbɛma no ahobammɔ ne ɔhwɛ ama no. |
| Ɔfã a etwa to (Severe) . | Saa bere yi de, ebia obehia sɛ wɔhwɛ ɔyarefo no nnɔnhwerew 24. Ebia na wonnim nneɛma a atwa wɔn ho ahyia. Ebia wɔrentumi nyɛ nnwuma atitiriw te sɛ nantew, tra a wɔtra, ne menewa mpo. Ɔkasa yɛ den yiye. |
Dɛn na ɛde Alzheimer yare no ba?
Nyansahufo nnya nhuu nea ɛde Alzheimer yare no ba ankasa. Nanso ɛnyɛ onyin fã a ɛfata. Wɔda so ara reyɛ nea enti a nnipa binom nya bi na afoforo nnya bi. Nanso wonim sɛ nsakrae atitiriw abien ba amemene no mu a ɛde saa sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow yi ba:
1. Ntini mu nkwammoaa a ɛyɛ tan: Ntini mu nkwammoaa a ɛwɔ amemene no mu no yɛ tan te sɛ asaawa bɔɔl. Wɔfrɛ eyinom neurofibrillary tangles .
2. Protein a ɛwɔ nipadua no mu: Protein bi a wɔfrɛ no beta-amyloid plaques na ɛwɔ ntini mu nkwammoaa ntam.
Ɛwom sɛ wonnim ɔkwan pɔtee a saa ɔsɛe yi ba anaa nea enti a ɛba de, nanso wɔahu sɛ ɛwɔ awosu mu nkɛntɛnso. ApoE (apolipoprotein E) a ɛwɔ yɛn mogya mu noWosusuw sɛ protein bi a wɔfrɛ no ApoE na ɛka ho. Nnipa a wɔwɔ ApoE ahorow bi no wɔ asiane kɛse mu sɛ wobenya Alzheimer yare.
Sɛ obi wɔ m’abusua mu a, so me nso menya bi? (So ɛyɛ awosu mu nneɛma?)
Mmuae no yɛ nea emu yɛ den kakra. Awosu biako biara nni hɔ a ɛde Alzheimer yare ba. Nanso, sɛ na wo maame, wo papa, anaa wo nua bi wɔ yare no a, asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ wubenya bi no dɔɔso kakra sen afoforo. Nanso ɛno nkyerɛ sɛ akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ wubenya bi.
Ɔkwan bɛn so na wobetumi ahu yare no?
Sɛ wususuw sɛ wowɔ Alzheimer yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne a, di kan kɔ w’abusua oduruyɛfo nkyɛn. Sɛ ɛho hia a, ɔde wo bɛkɔ ntini ho ɔyaresafo nkyɛn. Oduruyɛfo no bebisa wo ne w’abusua muni bi nsɛm na ama woate wo tebea no ase yiye.
Wobisa nneɛma yi ho asɛm pɔtee:
- So ɔhaw bi wɔ nkae anaa nsusuwii mu? Sɛ saa a, wɔte dɛn?
- So nsakrae aba wo suban anaa wo nipasu mu?
- So ɔhaw ahorow yi aka wo da biara da asetra?
Nea ɛka ho no, wobetumi ayɛ nhwehwɛmu ahorow a edidi so yi de asi so dua sɛ wɔahu yare no:
- Ntini mu nhwehwɛmu: Sɔhwɛ a ɛkyerɛ sɛnea obi kae ade, sɛnea otumi siesie ɔhaw ahorow, sɛnea ɔde n’adwene si biribi so, ne sɛnea otumi kasa.
- Mogya ne nsu mu nhwehwɛmu: Hwɛ sɛ ebia aduruyɛ mu tebea afoforo wɔ hɔ anaa.
- Adwene ne nneyɛe mu nhwehwɛmu: Hwɛ adwene mu tebea.
- Amemene mu nhwehwɛmu: Nhwehwɛmu te sɛ CT, MRI, ne PET mfonini.
- Spinal tap: Sɛ wɔbɛhwehwɛ nsuo a ɛwɔ amemene ne akyi berɛmo mu (cerebrospinal fluid - CSF).
Ayaresa ne sɛnea wɔhwɛ so
Aduru biara nni hɔ a wɔde sa Alzheimer yare no. Nanso nnuru pii wɔ hɔ a ebetumi ama yare no akɔ so brɛoo na asiw yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow ano . Saa nnuru yi betumi aboa ɔyarefo no ma wakura asetra pa mu bere tiaa bi.
Sɛ nhwɛso no, nnuru foforo te sɛ `Lecanemab (Leqembi)` ne `Donanemab (Kinsula)` rebɔ mmɔden sɛ wobesiw yare no nkɔso so denam protein a epira (beta-amyloid) a ɛboaboa ano wɔ amemene no mu a wobeyi afi hɔ no so. Nnuruyɛfo nso kamfo nnuru te sɛ `Cholinesterase inhibitors` ne `Memantine` kyerɛ sɛ wɔmfa nni sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow no so.
Ade a ɛho hia sen biara ne sɛ wobɛnom nnuru yi wɔ nnuruyɛfo afotu ase nkutoo . Wo duruyɛfo na ɔbɛkyerɛ ayaresa a ɛfata sen biara ma wo tebea no.
Afotu a wɔde ma wɔn a wɔhwɛ ɔyarefo bi a ɔwɔ Alzheimer
Sɛ wowɔ wo dɔfo bi a ɔwɔ saa yare yi a, wɔn a wobɛhwɛ wɔn no betumi ayɛ asɛnnennen ne nhyira nso. Nneɛma bi a wubetumi ayɛ na ama wɔn asetra ayɛ mmerɛw kakra ni:
- Yɛ adeyɛ bi: Bɔ mmɔden sɛ wubeguare wɔn, ama wɔn aduan, na woasiesie wɔn ntade bere koro mu da biara. Eyi bɛma wɔn adwene atu afra.
- Fa w’aduru no bere ano: Fa afiri a wɔde hwehwɛ nnuru a wɔde di dwuma wɔ aduruyɛ mu di dwuma na ama woahu nnuru a wode di dwuma da biara da no. Sɛ yare no mu yɛ den a, fa w’asɛyɛde nyinaa to wo nnuru a wobɛnom no so.
- Ma wo fie nyɛ nea ahobammɔ wom: Yi kapet a ɛyɛ hwerɛma no fi hɔ. Hwɛ hu sɛ kanea pa wɔ hɔ. Fa grab bars hyehyɛ aguaree ne tiafi mu.
- Hyɛ ntade a ɛyɛ fɛ: Paw ntade a ɛyɛ mmerɛw na ɛnyɛ den sɛ wobɛhyɛ a ɛyɛ den sen sɛ wode bɔton ne zip bɛhyɛ mu.
- Nya abotare na kyerɛ obu: Fa ɔdɔ kasa kyerɛ wɔn. Tie nea wɔwɔ ka. Fa wɔn ka nkɔmmɔbɔ no ho. Mma wɔn nidi nsɛe.
Nkrasɛm a Wɔde Kɔ Fie
- Alzheimer yare nyɛ onyin fã a ɛfata. Ɛyɛ yare a ɛka amemene no.
- Sɛ obi a ɔwɔ w’abusua mu werɛ fi ne ho wɔ ɔkwan soronko so anaasɛ ɔda nsakrae adi wɔ ne nneyɛe mu a, mmu w’ani ngu so.
- Ɛdenam yare no a wobehu no ntɛm so no, wobetumi adi sɛnea yare no kɔ so ntɛmntɛm no so na wɔama ɔyarefo no asetra pa.
- Esiane sɛ ayaresa ahorow wɔ hɔ a wɔde sa eyi nti, ɛho hia paa sɛ wobɛkɔ oduruyɛfo a ɔfata ntɛm ara na wohwehwɛ afotu.
- Ɔyarefo a wɔbɛhwɛ no yɛ asɛnnennen. Enti, sɛ́ obi a ɔhwɛ wo no, hwɛ w’ankasa w’adwene ne wo nipadua akwahosan so. Srɛ mmoa sɛ wuhia a.
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