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Third age: memory loss and frequent falls are not always normal

Third age: memory loss and frequent falls are not always normal

The Brazilian population is aging and, in the future, it is estimated that the number of people with some neurodegenerative disease will more than double. In this context, it is important to know how to differentiate clinical manifestations of neurological diseases that can be confused with the normal process of senescence or aging.

The main neurodegenerative disease in Brazil and in the world is Alzheimer's disease, which is manifested clinically by a loss of memory for recent events, language changes (such as difficulty naming objects), as well as behavioral and psychiatric symptoms. However, the key point that distinguishes the beginning of this process is the fact that the symptoms interfere with the activities of daily living. Thus, an elderly individual who has a complaint of memory (remembering names of people or where he or she stored an object), but whose alteration does not interfere with their daily activity, possibly lives with a normal process of cerebral aging characterized by loss of cholinergic neurons in the cortex.

Concerning Parkinson's disease, the second most common neurodegenerative disease, attention is focused on motor symptoms, not cognitive symptoms. This is because the cardinal signs of this neurodegenerative disease are slowness, resting tremor, muscle stiffness and imbalance. Again, the diagnostic clue is not to confuse the overall motor slowness that can characterize the mobility of the majority of the elderly, but to look for other elements, such as the asymmetry of this slowness (one arm moves and the other does not), besides the classic tremor which predominates in one hand during the period that the arm is at rest. Frequent falls not caused by a slip or stumble in something are also an important sign of alarm.

Thus, we see that there are several neurological symptoms that can be confused with the usual manifestations of an elderly person. Increased attention to the elements discussed above and medical guidance, when necessary, will assist in decision making and a more accurate diagnosis.


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