Is forgetfulness and distraction a disease?

In order to thoroughly solve forgetfulness and loss of concentration, it is necessary to determine what causes have led to memory decline and forgetfulness disease in order to thoroughly solve that cause to be most effective. This disease progresses silently and worsens with age.

Amnesia, also known as amnesia, can be a normal part of aging. As we age, changes occur in all parts of the body, including the brain. Some people take longer to remember or forget things they did. This is usually a sign of mild forgetfulness, not a serious problem.
Amnesia leading to memory loss. This disease progresses silently and worsens with age, often leading to dangerous dementias such as Alzheimer's.

Causes of forgetfulness and loss of concentration in young people include:
Work stress Prolonged stress or acute stress, work pressure, sleep disturbances that reduce concentration and attention and affect memory . Most of these people often suffer from one of the anxiety disorders, depression...
Due to diseases People with unknown chronic liver and kidney disease or chronic lung disease causing brain hypoxia also have symptoms forgetfulness disease.
Brain disease and brain injury Temporary memory loss is more likely to occur in people with encephalitis and meningitis, after stroke, brain injuries. In addition, there are cases of cortical atrophy due to a genetic disease or degenerative brain disease... also causing memory loss and amnesia.

Due to drugs and drugs In people with vitamin B1 deficiency, they are prone to dementia called Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome. This syndrome is often seen in people who are chronically undernourished or alcoholics.
Amnesia in young people can be cured at an early stage or at least slow down the progression of the disease, helping patients have a better life.

Signs and symptoms of amnesia can range from mild to severe depending on the case.
Symptoms of amnesia can be:
The patient asks the same questions frequently and gets lost in familiar places. The person is unable to remember and follow instructions, and is disoriented about time, people, and places. They are also less concerned with their own safety, hygiene and nutrition. People with amnesia have severe changes in memory, personality and behavior, and in more severe cases can develop Alzheimer's disease and multi-infarct dementia. In Alzheimer's disease, symptoms begin slowly and become more severe. In multiple infarct dementia, small strokes or changes in blood flow to the brain can cause symptoms to start suddenly. High blood pressure can cause this memory loss.
In addition, you may experience other symptoms and signs not mentioned. If you have any questions about the signs of illness, consult your doctor.

Walking In the early morning or evening (before or after meals 1-2 hours) should practice walking (relatively fast speed) for 30-60 minutes in a clean place. Such exercises make the muscles from the waist down to the buttocks to be tense, necessary movement, improve oxygen absorption, beneficial stimulation of brain cells, prevention of brain degeneration. This practice has a high preventive effect and is very suitable for the elderly.
10 finger movement Pay attention to combine 10-finger movement with thinking through carving, painting, modeling, cutting pictures, writing calligraphy, writing poetry, keeping a diary, sewing embroidery, playing the piano... This will help blood circulate widely in many areas of the brain, promote cerebral circulation, activate necessary, prevent brain failure and atrophy.
Practice with marbles Regularly use your palms and fingers to practice squeezing and rotating a marble, iron ball or similar object. Use both hands to stretch, open, grasp or catch as in the game of passing, hitting great.
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Regularly practice the neck: rotate, bend the head of the neck forward, back, to the sides. This move can be done anywhere, anytime, whenever you have free time. This exercise not only makes the neck joints flexible, prevents cervical spondylosis, prevents arteriosclerosis, cerebral ischemia.

Regarding treatment, people often use antidepressants in combination with small doses of tranquilizers. The most commonly used antidepressants are sertraline and paroxetine because they are effective in treating both depression and anxiety with very few side effects. The sedatives used here are recommended as clonazepam or bromazepam. Both drugs have the ability to reduce anxiety very quickly even at low doses, hardly cause drug dependence and are well tolerated by patients. In addition to the above-mentioned antidepressants, patients may be treated with drugs that improve cerebral circulation such as ginkgo biloba or moderate doses of piracetam. These drugs are only effective when combined with antidepressants. They have little effect if used alone.
If you have a disease of forgetfulness and prolonged loss of concentration that affects work and life, the patient should go to a neurologist for a clinical examination and necessary tests, from which the doctor can give make an accurate diagnosis and provide the most appropriate treatment.
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