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With the improvement of living conditions, various diseases are now emerging. Nowadays, many people are always busy with their work and have little time to take care of their bodies, so there are always some "invisible" diseases, which cause the greatest harm to health. So what diseases will appear inadvertently? Let's explain it to you below!

In recent years, the incidence of Alzheimer's disease has skyrocketed.

According to statistics, one person with Alzheimer's disease is born every 4 seconds. Once suffering from Alzheimer's disease, the patient's quality of life declines and the family members suffer. Experts warn that the onset of Alzheimer's disease is related to the decrease in the level of a substance in the brain - acetylcholine. Studies show that the amount of acetylcholine in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease is less than 20% of that of young people. Early supplementation of acetylcholine can effectively delay Alzheimer's disease.

Acetylcholine is an important neurotransmitter secreted by the brain, which plays a role in preserving memory and maintaining normal cognitive function.

The more acetylcholine there is in the brain. The more details you remember, the better your memory will be. If there is a lack of acetylcholine, forgetfulness and impaired judgment will occur. In severe cases, symptoms such as a significant decline in memory and the inability to accurately judge space and time may occur. In more serious cases, the disease may develop into Alzheimer's disease, with almost no memory, not even recognizing relatives, and being unable to take care of themselves.

As people age, the nerve fibers in their brains undergo degenerative changes, and the amount of acetylcholine secreted decreases.

According to research findings. At the age of 65, the amount of acetylcholine in the human brain decreases by about 30% compared to when people were young. In addition, factors such as smoking, lack of sleep, lack of brain power, lack of exercise, and depression can also reduce the secretion of acetylcholine.

The 3 stages of Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease with an insidious onset. Clinically, it is characterized by global dementia manifestations such as memory impairment, aphasia, apraxia, agnosia, visual-spatial skill impairment, executive dysfunction, and personality and behavioral changes. The cause is still unknown. Those who develop the disease before the age of 65 are called early-onset dementia; those who develop the disease after the age of 65 are called senile dementia.

The disease has a slow or insidious onset, and patients and their families often cannot tell when the disease started. It is more common in people over 70 years old (average age 73 for men and 75 for women). In a few patients, symptoms quickly become more obvious after physical illness, fracture or mental stimulation. There are more females than males (female:male ratio is 3:1). The main manifestations are decreased cognitive function, mental symptoms and behavioral disorders, and a gradual decline in daily living ability.

Phase 1 (1 to 3 years)

It is a mild dementia stage. Symptoms include memory loss, especially forgetfulness of recent events; decreased judgment ability, the patient cannot analyze, think, and judge events, and has difficulty dealing with complex problems; he is careless at work or housework, cannot independently carry out shopping and financial affairs, and has difficulty in socializing; although he can still do some familiar daily tasks, he is confused and puzzled by new things, emotionally indifferent, occasionally irritable, and often suspicious; he has time orientation disorder, can orient himself to places and people, but has difficulty orienting himself to his geographical location, and has poor visual-spatial ability of complex structures; he has a small vocabulary and has difficulty naming.

The second stage (2 to 10 years)

Moderate dementia. It is manifested by severe damage to short and long-term memory, decreased visual-spatial ability of simple structures, and disorientation to time and place; severe impairment in problem solving and distinguishing similarities and differences between things; inability to carry out outdoor activities independently, requiring help with dressing, personal hygiene, and maintaining personal appearance; inability to calculate; various neurological symptoms, including aphasia, apraxia, and agnosia; emotions change from indifference to irritability and restlessness, frequent walking, and urinary incontinence.

The third stage (8-12 years)

Severe dementia stage. The patient is completely dependent on his caregiver, has severe memory loss, and only fragmentary memories remain; he is unable to take care of himself in daily life, has incontinence, is mutist, and has limb rigidity. Physical examination shows positive pyramidal tract signs and primitive reflexes such as grasping, groping, and sucking. Eventually they fall into a coma and usually die from complications such as infection.