Silver Age Science | What are the danger signs of dementia? How to prevent it?

Editor's note: Since 2023, the Quanzhou Science and Technology Association has earnestly implemented Quanzhou's "Silver Age Science Popularization" campaign, focusing on the hot topics and needs of science popularization among the elderly, and taking "Elderly Health and Wellness", "Crossing the Digital Divide" and "Anti-Telecom Financial Fraud" as the main contents to help the elderly master basic scientific knowledge on health and wellness, smart technology and anti-fraud, so that they can better integrate into the modern smart society.

In order to further improve the health literacy, information literacy and digital skills of the elderly and allow the fruits of scientific and technological development to benefit the lives of the elderly, Quanzhou City's Office of the Leading Group for National Science Literacy, Quanzhou Association for Science and Technology, and the Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University jointly launched a popular science reader - "Talking about Health and Enjoyment in Health", focusing on advocating a civilized and healthy lifestyle, and focusing on popularizing health and wellness knowledge for the elderly, so that the elderly can better and more deeply understand and accept it, and continuously enhance the elderly's sense of gain, happiness, and security.

What is Alzheimer's disease?

Alzheimer's disease, also known as senile dementia, is the most common type of dementia among the elderly and one of the most common chronic diseases among the elderly. It often manifests as mild memory loss at the beginning, and gradually develops into serious brain damage, that is, in the absence of consciousness disorders, there are disorders in memory, thinking, analysis and judgment, visual space recognition, emotions, etc. What are the danger signs of "dementia"?

• Memory impairment
• Difficulty understanding time and place
• Language communication barriers
• Impaired problem solving and judgment
• Executive function impairment
• Image and spatial disorders
• Difficulty in self-care
• Eating and sleeping disorders
• Loss of initiative

Ways to prevent Alzheimer's disease