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If you feel you have symptoms of dementia or senility should be aware from the outset. Dementia can be fatal for the sufferer. Moreover, dementia who suffered a clinical symptom of diseases such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's. This disease slowly to undermine the ability of the coordination body down to a pathetic level and cause paralysis.

However, with proper treatment early on can increase the likelihood of recovery. Some cases of dementia can be treated, because of the dysfunctional brain tissue to withstand ability for the occurrence of recovery if proper treatment in time.

Treatment of persons with dementia is comprehensive in nature. Not only symptomatic treatment (drug administration), but also who are supportive. Emotional assistance provided by family and close friends, the maintenance diet (diet), recreation, to therapy with a specific activity such as brain gym or Brain Gym can also be performed.

Therefore, according to Mulyadi Tedjapranata, Medizone Clinical Director, in Jakarta, you are aged between 40-50 years (pre-syptom) should check the ability of the brain. The goal is to find a disturbance remember (dementia) and the ability to think (cognitive). Inspection can be a consultation with a neurologist (neorologist), brain mapping, and tests of dementia. "Important psychological tests, but need to be complemented by the nerve by neurological examination," said Mulyadi

Doctor Raul said, now people can perform more advanced examination of the brain, which uses brain imaging tools. Tools that include MRI, MRA of the head, and PET-CT Scan. Through this imagery, you can find out how severe the condition of your brain cells.

"It will be seen whether there is accumulation of beta-amyloid plaques or brain disorders caused by brain blood vessel disorders," said Roul.

Until recently, the disease is not curable dementia. Treatment and care interventions aimed at reducing the signs and symptoms, and optimize the capabilities that still exist. Thus, the rate of brain damage suffered by people with dementia can be inhibited.

The doctors neurologist can provide treatment that aims to delay the degenerative disease process. "So dementia could be delayed, if usually starting at the age of 60 years had started to show symptoms early, now you can live without the interference of dementia up to age 70 years or 80 years," said Raul.

Well, you who have entered the stage of pre-symptom, must often use a brain to think. One way is to stimulate the brain by reading, filling in crossword. or do new things, like cooking. "What activities that are visual, not heard," said Roul.