Neurologist tells how to avoid dementia in old age

07.02.2023 09:19

Older people may experience dementia. This has a negative impact on their quality of life, as problems with memory and mental clarity arise.

Most often, the causes may be associated with concomitant diseases, for example, vascular dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and so on.

There is no prevention, but the development of dementia as a syndrome can be prevented.

Galina Chudinskaya said this in a conversation with Izvestia .

The specialist emphasized that it is always necessary to develop the brain. All areas of the brain should be trained.

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We must try to solve as many problems as possible simultaneously. This is necessary to prolong the "youth" of the brain.

It is important to remember that bad habits and poor nutrition have a negative impact on your condition.

It is also important to remember about healthy sleep. However, active brain work can have negative consequences.

In this case, we are talking about the accumulation of toxic substances that need to be eliminated through normal sleep.

Olga Kotova Author: Olga Kotova Internet resource editor