Yɛn nyinaa suro kakra bere a yehu sɛ yɛn awofo ne mpanyimfo no nkae nkakrankakra bere a wɔrenyin no. "So eyi ne Alzheimer yare no mfiase?" Asɛmmisa no wɔ yɛn adwene akyi. Ɛde besi nnɛ no, wɔtaa hu Alzheimer yare no denam obi nkae a wɔhwehwɛ mu na wɔhwehwɛ sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow te sɛ suban mu nsakrae so. Nanso seesei, aduruyɛ ho abenfo kuw bi a wɔagye din wɔ wiase nyinaa de nyansahyɛ kɛse bi aba sɛ wɔbɛsakra nhyehyɛe yi. Wɔka sɛ sɛ́ anka yɛbɛtwɛn ma yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne ada adi no, ɛsɛ sɛ yɛde abɔde mu adanse a ɛwɔ nipadua no mu di dwuma de hu yare yi ansa na aba.
Dɛn nti na nhyehyɛe foforo a ɛte saa ho hia?
Ebia wobɛdwene sɛ, "Dɛn nti na wobɛsesa nhyehyɛe yi? So biribi asɛe wɔ mprempren nhyehyɛe no ho?" Nokwarem no, mprempren nhyehyɛe no hu yare no bere a amemene no asɛe kakra na ne nkɛntɛnso afi ase ada adi sɛ sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow akyi nkutoo. Ɛno kyerɛ sɛ aka akyi kakra sɛ wobenya yare no.
Nanso eyi ne adwene titiriw a ɛwɔ nyansahyɛ foforo yi mu.
Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔkyerɛkyerɛ Alzheimer yare no mu wɔ abɔde mu, na ɛnyɛ sɛ egyina sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow so.
Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, te sɛ nea ɔsraani a ɔhwehwɛ nkurɔfo ho nsɛm mu hwehwɛ nsɛnkyerɛnne ansa na wayɛ nsɛmmɔnedi bi no, botae no ne sɛ obehu nsakrae a aba nipadua no mu ansa na sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow ada adi na wahu yare no. Nea enti a ɛte saa ne sɛ, esiane nkɔso a aba nnansa yi wɔ aduruyɛ ho nyansahu mu nti, wɔayɛ akwan foforo a wɔfa so sɔ nneɛma hwɛ a ebetumi ahu abɔde a nkwa wom ho nsɛnkyerɛnne a ɛte saa. Eyi ma ayarefo hu wɔn tebea no ntɛm koraa, wosi wɔn asetra ho gyinae sɛnea ɛfata, na wɔhwehwɛ ayaresa a ɛho hia ntɛm. Afei nso, ɛtɔ mmere bi a, ebia nyarewa afoforo bi wɔ hɔ a ɛda sɛnkyerɛnne a ɛte sɛ Alzheimer yare no adi. Esiane ɔkwan foforo yi nti, ɛyɛ mmerɛw ma nnuruyɛfo sɛ wobehu pɛpɛɛpɛ na wɔayɛ no ntɛm sɛ ebia ɛyɛ Alzheimer anaa yare foforo ankasa.
Dɛn ne saa biomarkers yi?
Sɛ wote asɛmfua " biomarkers ," a, ebia wubesusuw sɛ ɛyɛ asɛmfua kɛse a ɛyɛ den. Nanso nokwarem no, ɛyɛ mmerɛw koraa. Fa yɛn nipadua sɛ kar. Sɛ biribi fi ase sɛe wɔ kar no engine mu a, ɛtɔ mmere bi a kɔkɔbɔ kanea bi sɔ wɔ dashboard no so, ɛnte saa? Saa ara na sɛ biribi fi ase sɛe wɔ yɛn nipadua mu a, yehu ho sɛnkyerɛnne wɔ yɛn mogya, amemene mu nsu, anaa ntini afoforo mu. Ɛno ne nea yɛfrɛ no biomarkers.
Sɛ ɛba Alzheimer yare no so a, nneɛma atitiriw abien na ɛwɔ hɔ a ɛma obi nya nkwaadɔm.
1. Beta-amyloid proteins: Eyinom boaboa ano wɔ amemene no mu na ɛyɛ akuwakuw nketewa (plaques).
2. Tau proteins: Eyinom boaboa ano wɔ ntini nkwammoaa mu wɔ amemene no mu na ɛyɛ tangles.
Ɛde besi nnɛ no, ɔkwan biako pɛ a na wobetumi afa so ahu sɛ protein ahorow yi wɔ hɔ pɛpɛɛpɛ ne amemene mu nhwehwɛmu titiriw (na ne bo yɛ den). Nanso seesei, wɔayɛ mogya mu nhwehwɛmu foforo a ɛnyɛ den sɛ wobehu protein ahorow yi dodow. Eyi ne nkɔso kɛse a aba wɔ saa nyansahyɛ yi mu.
Nhyehyɛe a wɔde hwɛ nneɛma so te sɛ kokoram de no
Ebia woate kokoram ho asɛm. Sɛ wohu sɛ obi anya kokoram wie a, nnuruyɛfo kyekyɛ mu wɔ afã horow te sɛ "Stage 1" ne "Stage 2." Eyi ma ɔyarefo no ne wɔn a wɔresa wɔn yare no te sɛnea yare no mu yɛ den ne baabi a atrɛw akodu no ase pefee.
Mprempren, saa abenfo yi rehyɛ nyansa sɛ wɔmfa nhyehyɛe a ɛte saa ara a wɔde kyerɛw Alzheimer yare no nnidiso nnidiso nni dwuma. Sɛnea nhyehyɛe yi kyerɛ no, wɔkyekyɛ ɔyarefo mu wɔ ɔfã 0 kosi 6. Wɔde saa nkyekyem yi gyina sɛnea biomarkers a yɛadi kan aka ho asɛm no wɔ hɔ, ne nsakrae a ɛyɛ anifere a ɛba adwene mu wɔ nkae ne ne nneyɛe mu so. Eyi bɛma ɔyarefo no ne abusua no ate yare no fã a wɔwɔ no ase yiye.
Ɔkwan bɛn so na nhyehyɛe foforo a wɔde di dwuma nkakrankakra yi yɛ adwuma?
Wɔda so ara resusuw nhyehyɛe a wɔahyɛ ho nyansa yi ho, nanso sɛnea ɛte mprempren no, sɛnea wɔkyekyɛ afã horow no te sɛ nea edidi so yi.
| Prama | Nkyerɛase ne nkyerɛkyerɛmu |
|---|---|
| Ɔfã 0 | Saa nkurɔfo yi nni sɛnkyerɛnne biara, wonni biomarkers, nanso wɔwɔ awosu mu nkwaadɔm a ɛde wɔn to asiane kɛse mu sɛ wobenya Alzheimer’s daakye (e.g., nnipa a wɔwɔ Down syndrome). |
| Ɔfã 1 | Saa nkurɔfo yi nso nni sɛnkyerɛnne biara . Wɔn nkae yɛ yiye. Nanso wohu sɛ wɔwɔ biomarkers a ɛfa Alzheimer yare ho bere a wɔreyɛ mogya mu nhwehwɛmu anaa scan no. |
| Ɔfã 2 | Biomarkers nso wɔ hɔ, ne nkae, nneyɛe, ne nsusuwii nso.Nsakrae a ɛnyɛ anifere koraa afi ase reba. Ebia eyinom rennya da biara da dwumadi ahorow so nkɛntɛnso kɛse. |
| Ɔfã 3 | Eyi te sɛ nea mprempren yɛfrɛ no "Mild Cognitive Impairment." Nsɛnkyerɛnne te sɛ nkae a wɔhwere no da adi kɛse. |
| Afã horow 4, 5, 6 | Saa akwan abiɛsa yi te sɛ nea mprempren yɛfrɛ no adwenemhaw a emu nyɛ den, ɛkɔ fam, na emu yɛ den no. Nsɛnkyerɛnne da adi, na ɛbɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛyɛ da biara da nnwuma. |
Mfaso ne nsɛnnennen wɔ saa kwan yi so.
Mfaso kɛse a ɛwɔ ɔkwan foforo yi so ne sɛ etumi hu yare no ntɛm ara . Enti, wɔn a wɔwɔ saa mfiase yi betumi anya ayaresa foforo so mfaso kɛse.
Nanso asɛnnennen kɛse ne akyinnyegye pii wɔ hɔ. Fa no sɛ sɛ wobɛka akyerɛ obi a ɔwɔ apɔwmuden, a werɛ mfi anaasɛ onni sɛnkyerɛnne biara, denam mogya mu nhwehwɛmu bi a wobɛhwɛ kɛkɛ na woaka sɛ, "Wowɔ Alzheimer yare a edi kan" so a, dɛn na ɛbɛba? Ɛno bɛka saa onipa no adwenemyare, ne insurance nkrataa, ne n’adwuma dɛn? Eyi yɛ biribi a aduruyɛ ho abenfo binom mpo regye ho kyim. Enti, sɛ wɔde yare a ɛte saa ma a, ɛho hia yiye sɛ wɔde afotu a ɛfata ma ɔyarefo no bere koro no ara mu. Wɔda so ara gye eyi ho akyinnye wɔ abenfo mu.
Nanso, saa nyansahyɛ yi kyerɛ sɛ yɛrebɛyɛ nkɔso kɛse wɔ Alzheimer yare a wobehu na wɔasa no mu.
Nkrasɛm a Wɔde Kɔ Fie
- Abenfo kyerɛ sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ ɔkwan a wɔfa so hu Alzheimer yare no gyina biomarkers a wohu wɔ mogya ne scan mu so, sen sɛ wobegyina sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow so.
- Eyi botae titiriw ne sɛ wobehu yare no ansa na yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne ada adi na wɔama hokwan a wɔde bɛsa yare no ntɛm.
- Te sɛ kokoram no, wɔahyɛ nyansa sɛ wɔmfa nhyehyɛe bi a wɔde hwehwɛ Alzheimer yare no mu fi ɔfã 0 kosi 6 mmra.
- Adwene soronko da so ara wɔ abenfo mu wɔ tumi a wobetumi ahu "Alzheimer's Stage 1" sɛ obi nni sɛnkyerɛnne biara, nanso ɔwɔ biomarkers a.
- Bere a eyinom nyinaa da so ara wɔ nea wɔresusuw ho no, sɛ wɔde di dwuma daakye a, ebetumi ama nsakrae kɛse aba Alzheimer yare no hwɛ mu. Sɛ wo anaa obi a ɔbɛn wo rekae ade a, ɛho hia sɛ wo ne wo duruyɛfo kasa fa ho.
💬 Comments (0)
Wɔnnya nyɛɛ nsɛm biara. Fa wo nsɛm no ka ho wɔ ha nea edi kan.
Fa wo nsɛm no ka ho