Forget to turn off the light? Dementia occurs in 12 years

Minor faults in the memory, because of which we forget to turn off the light or can not find the keys to the apartment, sometimes are harbingers of this dementia. And incurable disease can strike within 12 years, scientists have found the University of Kentucky.

Alzheimer's disease

In 80% of patients facing Alzheimer   and other varieties of dementia initially observed such minor memory loss, in which a person forgets to turn off the light or can not be found keys. Although similar forgetfulness is typical of many people, experts advise to consult a doctor if memory begins to refuse for detail regularly.

The study showed that at victims Alzheimer   and other varieties of dementia, the first characteristic signs forgetfulness   occurred for 9 years before the onset of the disease, and in some sometimes even 12 years. These data were obtained from a survey of 531 pensioner with an average age of 73 years who did not have dementia. All of them We asked how they became forgetful lately.

The scientists then watched the health of seniors over the next 10-12 years. They asked the same most questions, and in addition, older people have passed through tests and scans, allowing to diagnose dementia. As a result, during this period the victims incurable disease were about 13% of pensioners. Of these, 80% over several years before the start of the classic symptoms of dementia observed characteristic periods forgetfulness.

It should be noted that currently Dementia is an incurable, but in the initial stage of the disease You can slow down. The sooner treatment begins, the more lasting It is the result. (READ MORE)

Treatment and prevention

Go back to the main page