Vascular dementia

As the elderly's physical coordination continues to decline and they do not pay attention to their diet, it is easy to cause some diseases. If not treated early, it is likely to cause some lesions and lead to the occurrence of Alzheimer's disease.

Among them, vascular dementia is a relatively common type, which is caused by insufficient blood supply to the elderly's brain due to a mixture of various reasons.

The treatment of Alzheimer's disease is a long process, and vascular dementia is a type of Alzheimer's disease. So, what are the care for vascular dementia? In response to this question, we would like to invite an expert to introduce the care for Alzheimer's disease to you, hoping it will be helpful to you.

First, in recent years, self-harm and suicide incidents among patients with Alzheimer's disease are common. The reasons are: one is psychological fragility, loss of self-care ability, unwillingness to add burden to family members, and seeking death; the other is pathological manifestation. Due to damage and degeneration of brain tissue, patients suffer from depression, hallucinations or delusions, and self-harm incidents occur. Therefore, nursing staff should carefully assess and promptly detect patients' self-harm tendencies and provide close observation and comprehensive care.

Secondly, it is necessary to prevent them from getting lost: Alzheimer's patients have impaired memory function, so the care of Alzheimer's disease, especially patients with moderate to severe dementia, has disorientation and should avoid going out alone. These are all precautions for the care of vascular dementia. At the same time, it is recommended that family members put a card in the patient's pocket, stating the patient's name, illness, home address, contact number, etc., so that if the patient gets lost, he or she can be easily found and sent back.

Finally, we must prevent falls: Vascular dementia is often accompanied by extrapyramidal system lesions and ataxia. Patients have difficulty standing and walking and are prone to falls and injuries. In addition, the elderly suffer from osteoporosis and are very prone to fractures. Therefore, in order to protect the safety of patients, there must be someone to accompany and support them when going up and down stairs or going out for a walk to avoid falls. This is one of the care for Alzheimer's disease.