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Lus blong memori we i brokem laef blong ol dei, hard blong mekem ol wok we yu save finis, konfiuse long taem o ples, mo ol jenis long fil o tingting, oli save wan fas sain blong dementia. Plante narafala sik, olsem problem blong tirod, lo vitamin B12, side efek blong medisin, sed mo problem blong slip, oli save mekem ol sem jenis. Nomoa wan kwalifaed dokta i save mekem dagnosis. Konfiuse we i kamaot kwik i nidim hevi medikol kea.
- Sometaem fogetem samting i komon long hae blong laef; ol jenis we oli brokem laef blong ol dei oli gud blong lukluk.
- Alzheimer's Association i talem 10 sain blong wan, wetem wan komon jenis long hae blong kompea.
- Problem blong tirod, lo vitamin B12, side efek blong medisin, sed, infeksen mo problem blong slip oli save afektem memori, mo sam long olgeta oli save heleim.
- Nomoa wan kwalifaed dokta i save mekem dagnosis blong dementia; ol kwiz long intanet mo ol test blong yu wan oli no save.
- Konfiuse we i kamaot kwik, long ol aowa o ol dei, i save wan delirium mo i nidim hevi medikol kea.
Long pej ya (7 seksen)
Taem yu lukim jenis long memori blong yu, o long memori blong wan man we yu laekem, i save fraetem yu. Pej ya i save helpem yu blong fasem taem blong go lo dokta mo hao blong redi long hem. I no save talem yu sapos wan man i gat dementia o nomo. Nomoa wan kwalifaed dokta i save mekem dagnosis blong dementia, mo plante kondisen we i save mekem problem blong memori oli no dementia nating. Plis no bilif long ol kwiz long intanet o ol self-test.
Wanem ol fas sain blong dementia?
Alzheimer’s Association i talem 10 fas sain. Oli putum wan-wan long wan komon jenis we i kam wetem hae blong laef, blong oli kompea. Long ol wod blong mifala:
| Sain we i gud blong lukluk | Komon wetem hae blong laef |
|---|---|
| Lus blong memori we i brokem laef blong ol dei, olsem fogetem ol samting we i jes hapen mo askem sem kwestin oltaem | Sometaem fogetem nem o apointmen be remembarem bakegen behaen |
| Hard blong plan o solvem problem, olsem bihaen wan resep we yu save long hem o kipim trak blong ol bil | Wan taem wan taem i mekem mistek long ol bil blong hom |
| Hard blong finisim ol wok we yu save long hom, long wok o taem yu aotsaed | Sometaem i nidim help long setting blong maekrowev o long recodem wan TV sho |
| Lus trak blong ol dei, ol season o ples we yu stap | Ronem nem blong dei long wik, be bihaen i stret bakegen |
| Nyufala hard blong jajem distans, ridim o tokem ol kala | Jenis long ai from katarakt |
| Nyufala problem wetem ol wod, olsem staptem tok long midol o kolem ol samting long rong nem | Sometaem i hard blong faenem rat wod |
| Putum ol samting long ol ples we oli no komon mo i no save go bak long ol step blong yu | Misplesem ol samting sometaem mo faenem olgeta taem yu go bak long ol step |
| Nogud jajmen, olsem wetem mani o wok blong klinim yu sef | Wan taem wan taem i mekem nogud disisen |
| Pulumbak from ol hobi, wok o ol sosol akti | Sometaem i no wantem go long famli o sosol ivent |
| Jenis long fil o pesonaliti, olsem i kamaot kwesen, sospek, fraet o wari | I gat ol fasin we oli stedi mo i kros taem rutin i brok |
Wan sain nomo i no minim dementia. Pwen i blong wan jenis from wanem we i nomol long man ya, namely wan we i mekem laef blong ol dei i hard moa.
Hao nomol long olfala i defren from dementia?
National Institute on Aging (NIA) i talem plante olfala oli harem se oli ritrivim ol samting slo moa, o sometaem oli misplesem samting o fogetem wan bil. Ol samting ya i usualem ol sain blong wan lait fogetfulness. Dementia i no nomol pat blong hae blong laef. Ol serius problem blong memori i mekem ol wok blong ol dei i hard, olsem draev, yusum fon o faenem rod blong go bak hom.
NIA i sajestem blong toktok wetem dokta sapos wan man:
- I askem sem kwestin ova mo ova
- I lus long ol ples we hem i save gud long hem
- I hard blong folem resep o direksen
- I kamaot moa konfius long taem, ol man mo ples
- I stopem blong kea long hem wan, olsem kaikai nogud, no wasem bodi, o mekem samting we i no seif
Sam man oli gat mail cognitive impairment (MCI). Hemia i minim oli gat moa problem blong memori o tingting i winim ol narafala we oli sem yia olsem olgeta, be oli stil save mekem laef blong ol dei. NIA i talem se MCI i save wan fas sain blong Alzheimer’s, be no evriwan we i gat MCI bambae i devlop long hem.
Wanem narafala samting i save kosem problem blong memori?
Plante samting narafala i save afektem memori, mo sam long olgeta oli save gud taem oli kasem tritmen. NIA i lisim:
- Problem blong tirod, kidni o liva
- Side efek blong medisin
- Sed mo nevos
- Lo vitamin B12 o no kaikaim gud kaikai
- Problem blong slip
- Rong yusum blong alkol o drag
- Infeksen, blad klot o tumor insaed long bren
- Hed hit, olsem konkyusen
- Bigfala stres o sednes, olsem ritaea o lusim man blong yu o woman blong yu
Problem blong program mo ai i save mistekem olsem konfiuson; lukim gaed blong hia. Hemia i wanem medikol jekap i impoten. Bifo long Alzheimer’s Association, ol dokta oli oftenem oda blad test blong lukim tirod problem, lo vitamin mo infeksen. Gud slip mo tritmen blong sedness oli gud tu blong toktok long hem.
Sudden konfiuson i wan emeajensi
Konfiuse we i kam kwik, long ol aowa o ol dei, i nidim hevi medikol kea. I save wan delirium. VA i talem delirium i wan medikol emeajensi mo i advaesem blong kolem heltkea provaeda blong man ya long rot, o kolem 112. Ol sain oli:
- Ol taem we hem i save tingting klia mo ol taem we nomo
- Hard blong putum tingting long wan samting
- Tingting i no oganaes
- Hem i slip tumas, o hem i wari mo i kros tumas
Hemia i save hapen long eni man, inkludim ol man we oli stap wetem dementia finis. Bifo long NHS, ol komon kos oli infeksen (ol infeksen long bladda blong yurin oli komon long ol olfala mo ol man we oli gat dementia), strok, blad suga we i lo long ol man we oli gat diabetis, hed hit mo sam medisin. Taem yu wetem help, stap wetem man ya mo help hem fil gud wetem ol sitgat tok we i simpol. No askem plante kwestin, mo noutem evri medisin we hem i tekem.
Hao blong redi long apointmen wetem dokta?
Wan gud apointmen i stat wetem ol gud noten. Alzheimer’s Association i sajestem blong bringim:
- Wan lis blong ol jenis long memori, fil mo behaen, wetem ol spesifik eksampol mo rafmaot taem we oli stat
- Ol sik we i bin gat mo we i stap nao, inkludim famli histri blong problem blong memori
- Olgeta prescription mo ol medisin we yu save baem long faka
- Eni vitamin o sapleman
- Ol kwestin blong yu, olsem wanem test bambae oli mekem, hao lelebaet bambae oli tekem mo taem bambae ol risalt i kam
I gud tu blong bringim wan memba blong famli o wan fren we i save gud long man ya. NIA i eksplenem se ol dokta i save askem bot man ya mo wan memba blong famli long helt, medisin, ol dei wok mo ol jenis long behaen. Ol dokta oli save tu:
- Givim test blong memori, solvem problem, tingting, kaontem mo tok
- Oderem blad, yurin mo ol narafala test blong lukim ol narafala kos
- Jekem sed o ol narafala problem blong tingting
- Oderem skan blong bren olsem CT o MRI
- Ritim man ya long wan spesialis, olsem geriatrician, neurologist, geriatric psychiatrist o neuropsychologist
NIA i nolem se wan kognitiv asesmen i wan rekwaed pat blong Medicare Annual Wellness Visit, mo hemia i save wan gud taem blong raesem ol wari. Even ol sotfala test we ol dokta i yusum oli no enaf long herem wan dagnosis blong dementia. Oli wan fas step blong wan fulfala evalueison, mo dagnosis i save kasem moa dan wan visit. NIA i advaesem se ol man we oli gat problem blong memori oli mas go bak long dokta evri 6 long 12 mut.
Toktok long samting ya wetem gud tingting
Sapos yu wari long narafala man, jusum wan kuat mo prat taem. Toktok long ol spesifik samting we yu harem, we yu talem olsem wari blong helt blong hem, no olsem kritisism. Sajest wan jeneral jekap i save lesem fraet. Putum man ya insaed long disisen mo toktok long hem olsem wan adalt we hem i stap. Ol tips blong komunikesen blong mifala i save helpem.
Toktok wetem dokta
Sapos yu harem jenis long memori, tingting, fil o ol wok blong ol dei we i nyufala mo i stap kamaot, mekem apointmen wetem primary care dokta. Long sudden konfiuson, kolem 112 o heltkea provaeda blong man ya long rot. Jekap long taem i mekem ol treatable kos i save faenem mo, sapos i dementia, i gat moa taem blong planem mo faenem sapot. Lukaftarem yu yet long ol samting ya tu; lukim gaed blong self-kea blong man we i kea long narafala.
Pej ya i jeneral infomesen, i no medikol advaes. Lukim medikol disklema blong mifala.
Ol kwestin we plante man i askem
Waes fogetem samting i wan nomol pat blong olfala?
Sam i nomol. National Institute on Aging i talem se sometaem misplesem samting o fogetem wan bil i usualem wan lait fogetfulness we i kam wetem hae blong laef. Dementia i no nomol pat blong hae blong laef. Problem blong memori we i mekem ol wok blong ol dei olsem draev, yusum fon o faenem rod blong go bak hom i hard, i gud blong jekem wetem dokta.
Ka memori problem i save kamaot from sam samting narafala, no dementia?
Yes. National Institute on Aging i lisim tirod, kidni o liva problem, side efek blong medisin, sed mo nevos, lo vitamin B12, rong yusum blong alkol, problem blong slip, infeksen mo hed hit, mo ol narafala. Sam long olgeta oli save gud bakegen taem oli kea long olgeta, and hemia wan risen we medikol jekap i impoten.
Ka mi save testem wan man blong dementia long hom?
No. Nomoa wan kwalifaed dokta i save mekem dagnosis blong dementia, from medikol histri, fisikol jekap, test blong memori mo tingting, lab test mo sometaem skan blong bren. Even ol sotfala test we ol dokta i yusum oli no enaf long herem wan dagnosis blong dementia.
Wat mi mas duim sapos wan man i kwiktaem konfius?
Kasem medikol help long rot. Konfiuse we i kamaot kwik i save wan delirium, we VA i talem i wan medikol emeajensi. Kolem heltkea provaedA blong man ya long rot, o kolem 112, stap wetem hem, mo noutem evri medisin we hem i tekem.
Ol risos mo stadi
Mifala i putum link i go long ol oganaesesen mo ol stadi we pej ya i stanap long olgeta. Mifala i jekem evriwan taem pej ya i bin apdet.
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- Memory Problems, Forgetfulness, and Aging · National Institute on Aging
- How Is Alzheimer's Disease Diagnosed? · National Institute on Aging
- Visiting Your Doctor for Memory Loss · Alzheimer's Association
- Assessing Cognitive Impairment in Older Patients · National Institute on Aging
- When should I worry about Delirium? · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Sudden confusion (delirium) · NHS