Dementia is a degenerative disease of the brain, and it tends to get younger in recent years. A 19-year-old girl in the United States was diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia in 2020. After that, her memory began to decline, and her academic performance also plummeted. At first she thought it was just brain fog, but she was diagnosed with dementia.
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According to comprehensive foreign media reports, the 19-year-old girl Gianna Cabo experienced a car accident in 2019, resulting in a severe concussion and pressure on the intervertebral disc in her neck. In June 2020, she was infected with the new crown encephalitis. Since then, her memory has begun to decline. She has changed from a gifted student to a bottom student. Simple chores like using a can opener.
Mother Rebecca initially thought it was caused by the sequelae of the new crown and mental stress. Gianna was taking antidepressants and receiving psychological counseling at the time, but then her condition took a turn for the worse. Until November 2022, my mother accompanied Gianna to seek medical treatment. After a series of examinations, she was finally diagnosed with dementia.
The mother said that she never dreamed that her daughter would suffer from this disease, and she also pointed out that she has forgotten her childhood memories.
I asked her when was the happiest moment of her life and she just said “I don’t remember” with a puzzled look on her face.
She also said that now she can only hope that there will be new treatment methods to help her daughter, and she also hopes to raise public awareness of dementia, emphasizing that this disease can affect anyone, not only people over 65 years old will suffer from it.
early symptoms of amnesia
Dementia is a common disease. According to the Mental Health Review Report (2017), there are as many as 100,000 patients with dementia in Hong Kong, which is close to one-tenth of the elderly population.
There are various causes of dementia, among which Alzheimer’s disease is the most common, accounting for about 65% of cases among the elderly in Hong Kong. Followed by vascular dementia, in addition Parkinson’s dementia, hypothyroidism, and vitamin B12 deficiency, etc., are all causes of disease.
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In the early stage, patients will have forgetfulness and mood changes, including depression and anxiety, etc. In the middle stage, there will be more and more difficulties in communication, wandering aimlessly, and repeated questions.
When the disease develops to an advanced stage, it will be difficult to recognize relatives and friends, incontinence, and behavior may become more abnormal. To prevent illness, it is advisable to do more physical activities and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
1 minute initial self-test
AD8 is a self-test screening tool for preliminary assessment of dementia. If there are 2 or more of the following 8 questions, you must pay attention to it. It is advisable to find a professional for further assessment:
1. Judgment difficulties, such as inability to make decisions, wrong judgments, difficulty in deciding on financial arrangements, problems in thinking, etc.
2. Decreased interest in activities or hobbies.
3. The same questions, stories, and statements are repeated over and over again.
4. Can’t or have difficulty learning to use tools, equipment, and instruments, such as computers, stereos, microwave ovens, and remote controls.
5. Forgetting the correct month and year.
6. It becomes difficult and strenuous to deal with finances, such as calculating income and expenditure of bank accounts, filing taxes and paying bills.
7. Can’t remember the correct appointment and doctor’s time.
8. Daily thinking or memory problems.
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2023-05-23 04:03:00
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