So woahyɛ no nsow sɛ wo maame, wo papa, anaa wo nanabea anaa wo nana werɛ fi nneɛma nketenkete nnansa yi? Bere a yesusuw sɛ nneɛma te sɛ baabi a wo safe wɔ, obi din, anaa nea na wobɛyɛ a wo werɛ befi no yɛ ade a ɛfata bere a yɛrenyin no, ɛtɔ mmere bi a eyi betumi ayɛ tebea bi a emu yɛ den te sɛ Alzheimer yare ho sɛnkyerɛnne ntɛm. Mma wo ho nnyɛ wo hu bere a wote eyi no. Ade a ɛho hia sen biara ne sɛ wubehu eyi yiye. Ɛnnɛ, momma yɛnka nea Alzheimer yare no yɛ ho asɛm.
Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, dɛn ne Alzheimer yare?
Alzheimer yare yɛ yare a ɛde nkakrankakra sɛe wo nkae. Ɛyɛ yare a ɛka amemene no. Mfiase no, ebia ɛbɛyɛ den ama wo sɛ wobɛkae nsɛm a esisii nnansa yi, nanso ebia wubetumi akae nsɛm a esisii mfe bi a atwam ni.
Bere kɔ so no, bere a yare no kɔ so no, sɛnkyerɛnne afoforo fi ase da adi.
- Ɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛkɔ so de w’adwene asi ade biako so.
- Da biara da nnwuma a ɛnyɛ den te sɛ tii a wɔyɛ mpo yɛ den sɛ wɔbɛyɛ.
- Dadwen, adwene a ɛyɛ basaa, ne abasamtu a wɔte nka, titiriw anadwo.
- Nsakrae akɛse a ɛba wɔ nneyɛe mu. Abufuw a ɛba mpofirim, ne ho yeraw no bere nyinaa, anaa ne ho yeraw no.
- Wo gyinabea a wobɛhwere na woayera.
- Nipadua mu haw ahorow. Nneɛma te sɛ nsakrae a ɛba ɔkwan a wofa so nantew mu, sɛnea wobɛkari pɛ.
- Ɛyɛ den sɛ wɔne afoforo bedi nkitaho na wɔasesa wɔn adwene.
Bere a yare no kɔ so no, ebia wo werɛ befi w’adɔfo mpo. Ebia mpo worentumi nyɛ nneɛma atitiriw te sɛ ntadehyɛ, adidi, anaa aguaree a w’ankasa wobɛkɔ. Saa yare yi sɛe amemene no mu ntini nkakrankakra bere a bere kɔ so no. Saa tebea yi taa ka nnipa a wɔadi boro mfe 65 .
Nsonsonoe bɛn na ɛda Alzheimer ne Dementia ntam?
Nnipa pii ma nsɛmfua abien yi yɛ basaa, nanso nsonsonoe kakra da abien no ntam.
Adwenemhaw nyɛ yare pɔtee bi din. Ɛyɛ asɛmfua a wɔde di dwuma wɔ ɔkwan a ɛkɔ akyiri so ma tebea horow a ɛde ɔhaw ahorow ba wɔ nkae, nsusuwii, ne nneyɛe mu. Ɛte sɛ asɛmfua "kar."
Alzheimer ne yare pɔtee a abu so sen biara wɔ adwenemhaw a ɛwɔ hɔ nyinaa mu. Ɛte sɛ nea woreka sɛ "kar." Ɛne sɛ, obiara a ɔwɔ Alzheimer yare no wɔ adwenemhaw, nanso ɛnyɛ obiara a ɔwɔ adwenemhaw na ɔwɔ Alzheimer yare.
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 de, ɛyɛ den sɛ wobehu yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne pɔtee. Wɔn a wɔbɛn ɔyarefo no paa nkutoo na wobehu nsakrae ketewaa bi. Wobetumi aka kar na wɔde wɔn ho ahyɛ fekubɔ dwumadi ahorow mu. Nanso ebia wɔn werɛ befi nsɛm nketenkete, ɛbɛyɛ den ama wɔn sɛ wobewie nnwuma bi, na ɛbɛyɛ den ama wɔn sɛ wɔbɛyɛ nneɛma ho nhyehyɛe. |
| Kakra | Eyi ne adeyɛ a ɛtaa kyɛ sen biara. Ebetumi atra hɔ mfe pii. Nsɛnkyerɛnne no da adi kɛse. Ɛbɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛyɛ da biara da nnwuma. Suban mu nsakrae da adi kɛse. Wɔ saa bere yi mu no, ɔyarefo no hia obi (ɔhwɛfo) titiriw ma ne ahobammɔ ne ne hwɛ. |
| Ɔfã a etwa to (Severe) . | Saa bere yi de, ebia ɛho behia sɛ wɔhwɛ no nnɔnhwerew 24 da biara . Ebia wɔrenhu nneɛma a atwa wɔn ho ahyia mpo. Ebia wɔrentumi nyɛ nneɛma atitiriw te sɛ nantew, tra a wɔtra, na awiei koraa no wɔmene aduan mpo. Saa bere yi de, wubetumi asusuw hospice hwɛ a ɛma ɔyarefo no ne n’abusua nya ahotɔ no ho. |
Dɛn na ɛde Alzheimer yare ba?
Ɛwom sɛ nnipa a wonya Alzheimer yare no taa nyinyin de, nanso ɛnyɛ onyin fã a ɛfata. Nyansahufo da so ara nnim nea enti a nnipa binom nya bi na afoforo nso nnya bi no ankasa. Nanso wonim sɛ ntini mu nkwammoaa a ɛwɔ amemene no mu a ɛsɛe ade titiriw abien na ɛde sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow no ba:
1. Ntini mu nkwammoaa a ɛte sɛ asaawa a ɛyɛ tangles (neurofibrillar tangles) a ɛba .
2. Protein bi a wɔfrɛ no beta-amyloid boaboa ano wɔ amemene no mu na ɛyɛ ntini a ɛyɛ mmerɛw.
Nhwehwɛmu da so ara kɔ so wɔ nea ɛde ɔsɛe yi ba no ho. Ebia awosu mu ade bi wɔ hɔ. WoSɛ ɔwofo anaa wo nua bi wɔ yare no a, asiane kɛse wom kakra sɛ wubenya bi, 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 ho sɛnkyerɛnne bi a, ade a edi kan a ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ ne sɛ wobɛkɔ w’abusua oduruyɛfo nkyɛn . Obebisa wo nsɛm na sɛ ɛho hia a, ɔde wo bɛkɔ ntini ho ɔyaresafo nkyɛn.
Kae sɛ, sɛ wokɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn a, ɛho hia paa sɛ wo ne w’abusua muni bi kɔ, obi a onim wo suban mu nsakrae.
Oduruyɛfo no betumi ayɛ nhwehwɛmu ahorow pii, te sɛ:
- Ntini mu nhwehwɛmu a ɛsɔ nneɛma te sɛ nkae, ɔhaw ahorow ano aduru, ne kasa hwɛ.
- Mogya ne nsu mu nhwehwɛmu de hwɛ sɛ ebia ayaresa tebea afoforo wɔ hɔ anaa.
- Adwene mu akwahosan ho nhwehwɛmu (Adwene ne nneyɛe ho nhwehwɛmu).
- Amemene mu nhwehwɛmu: Ebia eyinom bi ne CT (Computed Tomography), MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging), ne PET (Positron Emission Tomography) mfonini.
- Ɛtɔ mmere bi a wobetumi ayɛ akyi berɛmo mu tap de ahwɛ amemene mu nsu (CSF).
So aduru bi wɔ hɔ a wɔde sa Alzheimer yare?
Eyi ne ɔhaw a obiara wɔ. Nea ɛyɛ awerɛhow no, wonnya nnyaa Alzheimer yare no ano aduru biara. Nanso mma ɛnhaw wo. Nnuru pii wɔ hɔ a ebetumi ama yare no akɔ so brɛoo na aboa ma wɔadi yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow so sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ɔyarefo no betumi atra ase a ahotɔ wom.
- Nnuru a ɛma yare no kɔ so brɛoo: Nnuru foforo te sɛ Lecanemab (Leqembi) ne Donanemab (Kinsula) bɔ mmɔden sɛ wobedi yare no nkɔso so denam protein ahorow a epira a ɛboaboa ano wɔ amemene no mu a woyi fi hɔ no so. Eyinom tu mpɔn kɛse wɔ mfiase no.
- Nnuru a wɔde siw sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow ano: Nnuru te sɛ Cholinesterase inhibitors ne Memantine betumi ama nkae ne nsusuwii atu mpɔn na adi nneyɛe mu haw ahorow so.
Wo duruyɛfo na osi eyi nyinaa ho gyinae , enti ɛho hia sɛ wudi n’afotu akyi.
Dɛn na yebetumi ayɛ de atew asiane no so?
Ɛwom sɛ ɔkwan biara nni hɔ a yɛbɛfa so asiw Alzheimer yare ano 100% de, nanso asetra mu nsakrae pii wɔ hɔ a yebetumi ayɛ de atew asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ no so.
- Di mogya mmoroso so: Mogya mmoroso nyɛ papa mma amemene no akwahosan.
- Apɔw-mu-teɛteɛ daa: Apɔw-mu-teɛteɛ ma mogya kɔ amemene no mu kɛse.
- Di aduan a ahoɔden wom:Tew nnuan a asikre ne srade pii wom so na di nhabannuru, nnuaba, atoko, ne aburow pii.
- Tena fekubɔ mu: Sɛ wo ne afoforo bɛkasa na wode wo ho ahyɛ ayɔnkofa dwumadi ahorow mu a, ɛboa ma amemene no kɔ so yɛ adwuma.
- Hwɛ wo ti so: Ti a wopirapira kɛse no betumi ama asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ wubenya Alzheimer yare no ayɛ kɛse daakye.
- Yɛ nneɛma a ɛsɔ w’amemene hwɛ: Sua biribi foforo, kenkan nhoma, siesie ahodwiriwde. Eyinom yɛ apɔw-mu-teɛteɛ pa ma w’amemene.
Afotu a Wɔde Ma Obi a Ɔhwɛ Alzheimer Yarefo
Obi a ɔwɔ Alzheimer yare a wobɛhwɛ no nyɛ mmerɛw. Ɛyɛ ahofama kɛse. Sɛ woyɛ saa nnipa no mu biako a, saa afotu yi bɛboa wo.
- Kura nhyehyɛe a ɛkɔ so daa mu: Ma wɔn aduan, guare, na fa wɔn da bere koro mu sɛnea wubetumi. Eyi bɛma wɔn adwene atu afra.
- Nya abotare: Sɛ wobisa wo asɛm koro no ara mpɛn du mpo a, mma wo bo mfuw. Fa ɔdɔ ne obu kasa.
- Fa ntade a ɛnyɛ den sɛ wobɛhyɛ ma: Paw ntade a elastic ne Velcro wom sen sɛ wode bɔton ne ahama bɛhyɛ mu.
- Ma wo fie tebea nyɛ nea ahobammɔ wom: Yi ntama a ɛyɛ hwerɛma fi hɔ. Fa grab bars hyehyɛ aguaree hɔ.
- Hwɛ wo ho so: Bere a worehwɛ obi a ɔyare no, susuw w’ankasa w’adwene ne wo nipadua akwahosan ho. Srɛ mmoa fi afoforo hɔ bere a ɛho hia no.
Nkrasɛm a Wɔde Kɔ Fie
- Alzheimer yare nyɛ onyin fã a ɛfata. Ɛyɛ yare a ɛka amemene no.
- Sɛ wuhu sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow te sɛ nkae a ɛyera, wo suban mu nsakrae, anaasɛ ɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛyɛ da biara da nnwuma a, hwehwɛ aduruyɛfo afotu ntɛm ara.
- Ɛwom sɛ wontumi nsa yare no koraa de, nanso ayaresa ahorow bi wɔ hɔ a ebetumi asiw ne nkɔso so na wɔadi yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow ho dwuma.
- Asetra kwan a ɛfata betumi atew asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ obi benya nyarewa no so.
- Ɔdɔ, mmoa, ne ntease ho hia yiye ma onipa a ɔwɔ Alzheimer yare no ne nea ɔhwɛ no no nyinaa.
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