Isifo sika-Alzheimer: Isela lokukhumbula 🧠😥

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"O, dokotela, nginenkinga enkulu ngomama," uGyan waqala indaba yakhe ephefumula. "Umama ukhohlwa engisanda kukusho. Akakhumbuli ukuthi ukuphi noma ukuthi ufuna ukuya kuphi. Akazi nokuthi usuku luni. Akukhona lokho kuphela, dokotela, manje usekhafula yonke indawo futhi ungcolile kakhulu. Ufihla imali yakhe negolide ezindaweni ezahlukene endlini bese esisola ngokuyintshontsha. Umkami nezingane zami bahlala benezinkinga ngenxa yalokhu. Angikwazi ukucabanga ukuthi kungani umama wami oqinile, owayenakekela ibhizinisi lomndeni wonke, ngokuzumayo waba kanje. Lokhu kuyisihluku esikhulu sengqondo kimi, dokotela."

Nakuba lezi zindlela zokuziphatha zazintsha kuGayan, njengodokotela, lezi zimpawu zazijwayelekile kimi. Ngathi kuGayan, "Gyan, umama wakho akahlushwa ukukhohlwa okuvamile okuhambisana nokuguga. Lokhu kwaziwa ngokwezokwelapha ngokuthi yi -Alzheimer's Disease . Ngakho-ke namuhla, ake sixoxe ngokuthi siyini lesi sifo se-Alzheimer esiqeda inkumbulo, izimpawu zaso, nokuthi singawuphatha kanjani umndeni nalesi siguli."

Iyini isifo sika-Alzheimer?

Isifo i-Alzheimer's siyisifo sobuchopho esiqhubekayo esishintsha ngokuphelele inkumbulo, ukucabanga, kanye nokuziphatha njengoba amangqamuzana ethu obuchopho efa kancane kancane.

Lesi yimbangela eyinhloko yamacala angama-60% kuya kwangu-80% e -dementia , okuyisimo esibi kakhulu sengqondo esenzeka ngokuguga. Lesi sifo sivame kakhulu kubantu abadala abangaphezu kweminyaka engama-65.

Izimpawu ze-Alzheimer's

Nazi izimpawu eziyinhloko ezisiza ekuboneni isifo i-Alzheimer's kumuntu omdala:

1. Ubunzima bokwenza imisebenzi yansuku zonke: Ngisho nemisebenzi elula njengokwenza inkomishi yetiye, ukubhanga, noma ukwenza izingcingo ezazisenziwa kahle ziyalibaleka kancane kancane.
2. Ubunzima bokuxazulula izinkinga nokwenza izinqumo: Ukungakwazi ukucabanga ngesisombululo esifanele ngisho nasezinkingeni ezilula ezivela ekuphileni kwansuku zonke.
3. Ubunzima bolimi: Ukungakhumbuli amagama afanele lapho ukhuluma, ukubuza umbuzo ofanayo ngokuphindaphindiwe, noma ukungaxhumanisi isiqalo, isikhungo, kanye nesiphetho salokho okushiwoyo.
4. Izinguquko ebuntwini nasekuziphatheni: ukuthukuthela ngokushesha ngaphandle kwesizathu, ukusola, ukuzama ukuzihlukanisa nomndeni.
5. Ukuziphatha okungcolile kanye nokudideka kwenkumbulo: ukukhafulela yonke indawo, ukwenqaba ukugeza noma ukuhlanza, ukufihla izimpahla nokusola abanye.

Kungani i-Alzheimer's ikhula? (Izimbangela kanye Nezici Eziyingozi)

Nakuba isayensi yezokwelapha ingakayitholi imbangela eqondile yesifo i-Alzheimer's, kuye kwatholakala izici eziningana ezinkulu eziyingozi:

• Ubudala: Ingozi yokuthola lesi sifo iphindwe kabili njalo eminyakeni emi-5 ngemva kweminyaka engama-65.
• Umlando womndeni kanye nezakhi zofuzo: Uma umzali noma umfowabo enesifo i-Alzheimer's, ingozi yokuba naso iyanda. Ikakhulukazi, ukuba khona kwezakhi zofuzo ze-APOE-e4 kwandisa ingozi yalesi sifo.
• Ukufakwa kwamaprotheni ebuchosheni: Amangqamuzana obuchopho abhujiswa yizinqwaba zamaprotheni ezingavamile ezibizwa ngokuthi i-amyloid kanye ne-tau ezizungeze amangqamuzana obuchopho, zakha ama-plaque nama-tangles.
• Impilo yenhliziyo nendlela yokuphila: Izimo ezinjengokubhema, ukuntuleka kokuzivivinya umzimba, umfutho wegazi ophakeme, isifo sikashukela, kanye nokucindezeleka kungathinta kabi impilo yamangqamuzana obuchopho.

Isifo sika-Alzheimer sitholakala kanjani?

Udokotela angakwazi ukuthola lesi sifo ngokuhlolwa kwezokwelapha kanye nemibuzo ekhethekile elinganisa inkumbulo. Ukuhlolwa kwe-MRI noma kwe-CT Scan kwenziwa futhi ukuze kutholakale futhi kukhishwe ezinye izifo zobuchopho (njengomdlavuza noma isifo sohlangothi).

Ingabe ikhona ikhambi lesifo i-Alzheimer's?

Okwamanje, akukho muthi othize ongawelapha ngokuphelele isifo i-Alzheimer's, kodwa imithi isetshenziselwa ukulawula izimpawu nokunciphisa ukuqhubekela phambili kwalesi sifo.

• Ukwelashwa ngemithi: Odokotela batusa imithi efana ne -Donepezil kanye ne -Rivastigmine ukuthuthukisa ukuxhumana kobuchopho ezigabeni zokuqala zesifo, kanye nemithi efana ne -Memantine ezigabeni eziphakathi nezinzima. Ukwelashwa kwesimanje njenge- Aducanumab , okusiza ukususa ama-deposit e-amyloid protein ebuchosheni, nakho kuyahlolwa emhlabeni jikelele njengamanje.
• Ukunakekelwa Okusekelayo: Ukwelashwa Ngenkulumo kuthuthukisa ukuxhumana, kanti Ukwelashwa Ngomzimba kusiza ukugcina isiguli sihamba ngokuzimela.