Treatment of Alzheimer’s disease consists of medication and non-drug use, which should be done together. Medications focus on adjusting neurotransmitters and chemicals in the brain, which mainly treat symptoms, causing the patient’s brain ability to deteriorate more slowly and dependence on others to decrease. Non-drug treatments include brain training, group activities, computer programs for brain training, psychotherapy, playing games, doing handicrafts, art therapy, music therapy, and writing daily life records. These activities will help support the patient’s brain ability to deteriorate more slowly.
Since 2021, the US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new class of drugs, called Anti Amyloid Antibodies, for Alzheimer’s patients, which can slow down the progression of the disease by 27-35 percent compared to those who do not receive the drug. This new class of drugs may lead to significantly longer lives for patients. This type of drug is planned to be imported into Thailand in 2025-2026.
Although there is currently no food, เว็บพนันออนไลน์ UFABET สมัครง่าย โปรโมชั่นมากมาย medicine or anything else that is definitely effective in preventing Alzheimer’s disease, however, lifestyle improvements such as dietary adjustments, effective treatment of comorbidities, exercise and systematic brain training can delay the onset of symptoms in Alzheimer’s patients.
Alzheimer’s disease. Can diagnosed before symptoms appear or with only minor symptoms by sending for special tests, namely testing the levels of amyloid and tau proteins in the cerebrospinal fluid or a PET scan. In addition, there are tests for amyloid and tau proteins in the blood, which are less expensive and more convenient. Just drawing blood can help screen for Alzheimer’s disease initially, which will lead to treatment and delaying the progression of the disease in a timely manner. Patients and relatives have the opportunity to plan for the future from the early stages of the disease.
If you see an elderly person with these symptoms, there is a chance that they have Alzheimer’s.
It is noticeable that the science of Alzheimer’s and dementia has progressed rapidly. In the near future, Alzheimer’s disease will be a disease. That can be cured if you or your loved one have the following characteristics.
- Forgetfulness, decreased memory
- Slow thinking, short attention span, reduced attention span
- Decreased decision-making and problem-solving abilities
- Lost, speechless, unable to think of words, unable to understand sentences
- Behavioral changes, decreased social abilities