1. Infancy: The brain grows rapidly, and the connections between neurons (synapses) in the brain continue to develop. 2. Infancy: The brain develops further, and attention, cognition, perception, memory, etc. all develop rapidly due to the increase in the number of neurons and synapses.
3. Adolescence: The brain reaches the highest number of neurons, and the breakthroughs and connections of childhood development begin to refine and specialize. Peer pressure aggravates and affects the brain’s endocrine system, increasing the level of neurotransmitters such as dopamine, which can easily lead to neurotic.
4. Adulthood: Brain activity begins to stabilize, so the number of synapses and neurons begins to decrease, but the internal connections of neurons or the level of neurotransmitters are still changing, affecting emotions, cognition, etc. Damage to the white matter of the brain, changes in pathways, and atrophy of the prefrontal cortex affect the speed and precision of the brain’s responses.
5. Old age: The volume of the brain decreases, the number of neurons and synapses further decreases, memory declines, and thinking ability is not as good as before. And because the thinking realization of neuron connections no longer depends on the quantity, experiential thinking and understanding ability can still be maintained relatively well. Self-training of neurons and metabolic enzymes diminishes with age.
Brain (photoAC)
1. Natural aging: As we age, the brain naturally ages, resulting in a loss of tissue.
2. Neurodegenerative diseases: Neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease, can cause tissue loss and atrophy in parts of the brain.
3. Brain trauma: severe concussion, severe head contusion and other craniocerebral trauma can also cause brain atrophy.
4. Long-term drug abuse or alcohol abuse: Excessive abuse of certain drugs and substances such as alcohol can lead to brain atrophy.
5. Malnutrition and chronic diseases: such as kidney failure, liver disease, diabetes, etc., these diseases can affect the blood supply and nutrition of the brain, resulting in loss of brain tissue.
Brain atrophy is a gradual pathological change, which can have a great impact on the structure and function of the brain in the case of long-term and severe development.
Severe brain atrophy may lead to a variety of neurological symptoms in patients, such as memory loss, mental decline, movement disorders, language disorders, etc.
The severity may be more prominent in brain atrophy caused by certain diseases (such as Alzheimer’s disease, subacute sclerosing encephalitis, etc.) and long-term substance abuse.
Therefore, for the brain atrophy that has occurred, it should be treated and managed early, and effective measures should be taken to delay the process of brain atrophy, so as to reduce its adverse effects on the patient’s body and life.
1. Decreased cognitive ability: such as decreased memory, weakened thinking ability, decreased ability to make decisions and judgments, etc.
2. Inattention: easily distracted, inattention, etc.
3. Difficulties in oral expression: For example, speaking speed slows down, language organization ability declines, and it becomes difficult to express ideas.
4. Decreased motor ability: such as decreased coordination of hands and feet, shaking hands, etc.
5. Unsteady gait: such as poor walking stability and abnormal posture.
6. Mood swings: such as irritability, depression, anxiety, etc.
Brain (Pixabay)
Brain shrinkage is not a disease that necessarily causes dementia, it simply refers to a reduction in the size of the brain. If brain atrophy is found, further evaluation for cognitive or neurological symptoms is required on a case-by-case basis.
The etiology of brain atrophy is complex and may be related to many diseases, such as senile dementia, craniocerebral trauma, chronic hypoxia, stroke, meningioma, etc.
In many cases, patients may not have any clinical symptoms, but may also experience discomfort such as headache, dizziness, insomnia, and some neurological symptoms.
1. Maintain a healthy lifestyle: pay attention to diet, exercise moderately, maintain good sleep quality, and relax your body and mind.
2. Learn more new things: This helps to increase the brain’s neural network and cerebral cortex area, stimulating brain development.
3. Maintain social activities: with family, friends or participate in community volunteer activities, etc., can help reduce loneliness and depression, and promote brain health.
4. Control psychological factors: Negative emotions such as anxiety and depression may have a negative impact on brain health.
5. Avoid environments that affect brain health: For example, long-term exposure to heavy metals or harmful chemicals may also have a negative impact on the brain.
6. Regular physical examination: If chronic diseases such as high blood pressure and diabetes are not effectively controlled, they may also have a negative impact on brain health. Therefore it is important to have regular check-ups.
Although preventing brain shrinkage is not an easy task, the above suggestions can help promote brain health if followed in the long run.
2023-08-05 09:15:26
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