Why do elderly people suffer from cerebellar atrophy? What to look out for?

Senile brain atrophy is a normal degeneration of brain tissue in the human body, and there are no serious symptoms, so there is no need to pay special attention.

Cerebellar atrophy can be caused by many causes, such as trauma at birth as a child, which can cause cerebellar atrophy. Hereditary factors, such as hereditary ataxia, manifest as spinocerebellar atrophy. In addition, when we get older, degenerative diseases appear, which are manifested as cerebellar atrophy, brainstem atrophy, ataxia, dysphagia, choking on water, etc.

There are also some factors such as cerebral ischemia and hypoxia, which cause large arteriosclerosis, and cerebellar atrophy caused by high blood pressure, diabetes and other factors. Inflammatory factors, such as cerebellar inflammation and autoimmune inflammation, can cause cerebellar atrophy and cerebellar symptoms. There are also cases where cerebellar atrophy is associated with trauma, which can also lead to cerebellar atrophy.

The causes of cerebellar atrophy may be related to hereditary or degenerative diseases, or it may be caused by certain acute processes, such as the later stages of acute cerebellitis and drug poisoning. The basic causes include hereditary diseases, such as spinocerebellar degeneration, degenerative diseases such as multiple system atrophy and cerebral type, and ischemic diseases such as acute cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, carbon monoxide poisoning, etc.

For pharmacological reasons, such as phenytoin and other drugs can cause clinical manifestations of cerebellar atrophy, inflammatory diseases include the sequelae of acute cerebellia, alcoholic cerebellar degeneration can be caused by alcoholism, and other neurological paraneoplastic syndromes can cause cerebellar atrophy. Cerebellar atrophy is mainly seen in the following aspects:

1. For adolescents and children, if there is cerebral atrophy, cerebellar atrophy or cortical atrophy, it is necessary to ask the patient whether there is intrauterine asphyxia during childbirth, and whether there is cerebral hypoplasia caused by ischemic-hypoxic encephalopathy, which causes cerebellar atrophy. Clause.

2. For elderly patients with hypertension, diabetes and cerebellar atrophy, if cerebellar atrophy is consistent with age, it is considered that it may have a certain relationship with arteriosclerosis. Clause.

3. Some degenerative diseases of the nervous system, such as multiple system atrophy, in addition to cerebellar atrophy, there is also atrophy of the cerebral cortex and atrophy of the brainstem. Patients may have unsteady walking, dizziness, choking on water, difficulty swallowing, and uncoordinated posture and gait, and small atrophy can be seen for the above four reasons.

The main factors for the formation of cerebellar atrophy disease include the following:

1.Psychological factors.

With; As the age of the elderly increases, their ability to think and induct will decline rapidly, and some patients will have no clue to cope due to the complexity of things; When some of the elderly are young, they are the pillars of the country and have strong executive ability, but with the increase of age, the ability to deal with things declines rapidly, resulting in their sudden loss of the ability to control things, and they are suddenly unable to turn the corner in terms of thinking, so that if only the psychology is inhibited, the thinking is deformed, thereby accelerating the aging of brain nerve cells, which is the main factor of cerebellar atrophy in the elderly.

2.Physiological factors.

With the continuous growth of people's age, the functions of various organs of people's body will gradually deteriorate, especially the atherosclerosis of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular vessels, and the obstruction of microcirculation, resulting in insufficient normal blood supply and oxygen supply to the brain, resulting in degeneration, necrosis, and functional decline of brain nerve cells, followed by memory loss, insomnia, irritability, lack of energy, etc.

3.Pathological factors.

For the elderly, there are generally different degrees of chronic diseases such as arteriosclerosis, cerebral embolism, and cerebral hemorrhage. Some elderly people are too stubborn and think that they are not bothered by the disease, and if they do not add the disease, it is easy to cause the disease to deteriorate rapidly, resulting in degenerative diseases of the cerebral arteries, followed by cerebral atrophy, dementia and other symptoms.

Cerebellar atrophy is an imaging manifestation and has many causes. Cerebellar atrophy in the elderly is related to hereditary and degenerative diseases, such as spinal cord and Lewy body atrophy, which may cause cerebellar problems. Degenerative diseases of the nervous system, such as multiple system atrophy, can cause cerebellar atrophy.

The most common is caused by ischemia and hypoxia, such as carbon monoxide poisoning and drug poisoning, and the main drug is phenytoin poisoning, which may cause cerebellar atrophy. Problems with acute inflammation, such as the after-effects of acute cerebellia, can cause cerebellar atrophy. The most common is also considered to be caused by alcoholism, and patients will experience extensive brain tissue atrophy after long-term drinking, and alcoholic cerebellar degeneration and cerebellar atrophy will occur.

1. Inability to work and live normally: If blood sugar atrophy is severe, it will affect the patient's thinking ability and comprehension, resulting in the loss of autonomous instinct in daily life and work, and the inability to complete housework or work normally. Especially in the advanced stage, it will cause inability to take care of oneself, resulting in incontinence and other hazards in patients, and the formation of gray color will also cause dementia.

Second, there will be a great burden on the material and spiritual aspects: it is very difficult for cerebellar atrophy to be completely atrophied, and it takes a long time to train and take medication for a long time to control the development of the disease. In addition, due to diseases and other reasons, it may lead to intellectual disability, often personality and behavior changes or memory loss, which will have a great impact on themselves and their families.

3. High mortality rate: Cerebellar atrophy will not only make patients lose their ability to take care of themselves, but also may lead to long-term bedridden, and in severe cases, it will cause bedsores, resulting in large-scale infection, and even cause the harm of ulceration and death. Due to the large number of people with cerebral atrophy, the mortality rate is even higher than that of cancer.

Mild brain atrophy in older adults is divided into two conditions:

1. Physiological cerebral atrophy, which is an age-related aging change, often has no obvious clinical symptoms, so it is not necessary.

2. Pathological cerebral atrophy will cause corresponding clinical manifestations, such as atrophy of memory and intelligence-related parts, which will cause memory loss and intelligence decline, including hippocampal atrophy, temporal lobe atrophy, frontal lobe atrophy, etc., in view of this situation, it is necessary to give some drugs to improve memory function ** to delay the development of the disease, commonly used drugs are donepezil hydrochloride, tartaric acid, rivastigmine, galantamine hydrobromide, memantine hydrochloride tablets, etc.

3. If the atrophy of the cerebellum will cause balance dysfunction, there is no effective drug for cerebellar atrophy, and only the symptomatic method can be taken, and attention should be paid to prevent falls.

Cerebellar atrophy is a disease that generally occurs in the elderly, and it should be carried out in time when this disease occurs, so as not to bring great harm to the patient's body, mind and body. Let's take a look at what are the symptoms of cerebellar atrophy in the elderly?

1. The initial symptoms of the patient. In the early stage of the disease, patients will have a feeling of dizziness when walking, and the motor response is also very inflexible, the patient's movement fluency will also be lost, and it will be difficult to lift heavy objects. The patient's feet are also uncoordinated when going up and down stairs, the muscles will be stiff, and the patient will not be able to perform certain movements accurately, such as:

Running, playing ball, climbing, and more.

When the patient stands still, the body will shake back and forth, and it is easier to splash when holding water. If the patient is not paying attention while walking, he or she will hit a wall or door frame. The patient's eye movement is also impaired and the target cannot be transferred quickly.

2. Medium-term symptoms of the patient. In the middle of the disease, the limbs and muscles are aggravated due to uncoordination, and the phenomenon of movement disorder is obvious. Patients are unable to control their posture and pace, are unable to run, and have symptoms such as slurred speech.

3. Late symptoms of the patient. Symptoms of cerebellar atrophy are the same as those in **. Patients in advanced stages will have symptoms such as slurred speech, difficulty swallowing, inability to stand, and inability to take care of themselves.

Older people generally develop cerebellar atrophy in old age. Sometimes it is caused by various symptoms such as stroke or high blood pressure.

Not every elderly person will suffer from cerebellar atrophy, but most of them will suffer, which can be seen in some hereditary and degenerative diseases, as well as in some acute courses such as the later stages of acute cerebellitis and certain drug poisoning.

It can only be said that the elderly have a high chance of suffering from cerebellar atrophy, and the specific disease depends on the individual, and some will not have this disease.

Cerebellar atrophy in the elderly is a chronic degenerative disease of the central nervous system with cerebellar ataxia and brainstem damage as the main clinical manifestations.

The cause of cerebellar atrophy in older people is not well understood, but most have a familial predisposition. Others, such as heavy drinking, drug intoxication, neoplastic diseases, etc., can also be caused. Patients with cerebellar atrophy may have a slow onset or an acute onset, with early, intermediate, and advanced stages depending on the severity of the disease.

With the progression of cerebellar atrophy in the elderly, it will have a serious impact on the daily life of patients, and even life-threatening.

It is important to diagnose cerebellar atrophy as early as possible to help prevent further exacerbation of the disease. It is recommended to visit the neurology department of the hospital for clinical examination, including cranial magnetic resonance imaging.

As we age, the functions of various organs are degrading, not just the cerebellum is atrophied.