Senile senility: causes, symptoms and treatment

Old senility (disintegration of personality) - this is one of the most severe types of disorders, eventually leading to a loss of opportunities for any contact with the environment. This factor is caused by mental changes taking place in the irreversible atrophic process of the brain.

Senile senility: symptoms, diagnosis and the main causes of the disease

Disorders of the psyche that lead to the development of marasmus are represented by a huge group of various diseases that arise in old age, but they all share a number of common signs. In the brain, pathological changes are caused by internal causes (possibly hereditary predisposition), and external influences play an aggravating or provocative role. Most often, senile senility in the initial stages is hardly noticeable to others. The course of the disease is slow, chronic, irreversible, with a constant increase in characteristic symptoms.

The main clinical symptom of marasmus is the development of dementia in a person. Initially, it can be expressed in minor changes in the intellect.

Diagnosis of diseases that are caused by atrophic brain processes is carried out, based on the results of objective examination and patient survey data. Additional methods of research include computerized tomography of the brain and electroencephalography.

Old senility can develop for various reasons, but the main ones are atherosclerosis of the vessels and mental atrophic brain disorders. According to statistics, this disease occurs most often in women, rather than in men. Older marasmus can begin to manifest itself in 70-78 years of age and take about 5-8 years to develop.

Old senility in the initial stages is manifested in some personality changes, such as pronounced egocentrism, grumbling-malicious mood, avarice, memory impairment can also be noted , and even some false memories may appear, etc. Such changes over time become visible to most of the people around such a sick person.

Senile marasmus: treatment and further prognosis of the course of the disease

The possibilities of drug exposure are extremely limited. In some cases, patients are not even able to self-drive, so one of the main places is to supervise and care for them. Due to memory disorders and disinhibition of drives, they become dangerous both to others and to themselves. It is advisable to leave the patient in a home environment and provide him with, of course, appropriate care, because the need to get used to a hospital (new) environment can contribute to a significant deterioration in the state.

The patient should be pushed to the maximum activity during the day, it will prevent loss of appetite, development of pulmonary pathology and limited joints, the appearance of pressure sores. The course of the disease can be affected positively by timely treatment of vascular disorders. Vitaminotherapy is indicated.

Drugs nootropic can have a positive effect only at the first stages of the disease. When fighting insomnia, you should observe a clear regime of the day: frequent walks, regular employment, a special attitude to the regime of daytime sleep. At night, it is possible to use diazepam, nitrazepam, with a hypnotic effect in small doses. In small doses neuroleptic drugs can also be shown, but this is only if the patient has psychotic disorders or pronounced fussiness.

The prognosis will depend on the speed with which the personality decay process takes place, as well as on the presence of other concomitant diseases. It should be understood that the term "senile stupor" means disability, incompetence and insanity of a person.