Dementia
Dementia Disease Therapy in Turkey with Stem Cells
DEMENTIA progression can be delayed and reversed by stem cell therapy. The success rate of the therapy is proportional to the patient's age, disease duration, and condition.
β The use of stem cells to treat DEMENTIA is regarded as a new strategy that scientists are currently focusing on.
β When stem cells come into contact with injured brain cells, they have the ability to transform into brain cells. As a result, stem cells are used in the therapy of DEMENTIA.
β The amount of cells to be supplied is decided by the patient's age and weight. The therapy can be completed in three 45-day sessions or three consecutive days.
β The given stem cells are tiny enough to pass through brain cells. As a result, early diagnosis enhances the therapy's success percentage dramatically. Previous research found that stem cell therapy produced a high percentage of good outcomes.
What is Dementia?
Dementia, also known as mental decline, is a disease-related insufficiency in a person's mental skills such as memory and language abilities, abstract thinking, and judgment. Dementia is the leading cause of disability in persons over the age of 60, and its prevalence rises as people live longer lives. While the risk of dementia is 5% at 65, it doubles every 5 years and reaches 40-50% by the age of 85.
It is well known that loss of memory is the most common complaint in old age, and it is frequently regarded as a natural byproduct of aging, although forgetfulness in the elderly can be caused by a variety of medical conditions. Dementia, the most prevalent type of mental decline, is a major cause of forgetfulness in the elderly.
There are 200 different types of disorders that cause dementia because they impair the brain.
What are the Symptoms of Dementia?
The initial symptoms of the disease;
β Memory problems, forgetfulness and memory loss
β Difficulties in doing routine behaviors
β Having trouble finding the right words
β Sudden mood swings
β βββββββApathy - Indifference, lack of morale and insecurity
β βββββββDifficulties in carrying out and completing normal daily tasks
β βββββββConfusion, inability to remember people's faces and names
β βββββββDifficulty in following stories and events
β βββββββUnsuccessful sense of direction, getting lost all the time
β βββββββRepetitive behavior, asking the same questions again and again or telling the same things by repeating them
β βββββββIncompatibility with change, forgetting why they do something and panicking
β βββββββRegression in mental skills
β βββββββDifficulty finding words and remembering the names of objects
β ββββββββββββββDifficulty in calculating and dealing with numbers
Causes of Dementia
Cognitive decline, such as forgetfulness, can occur as people get older. This age-related illness, which is not dementia, occurs as a result of nerve cell degeneration in the brain caused by advanced age. Thyroid function issues such as hypothyroidism, anemia, vitamin B12 and folic acid deficiencies, and several other medical conditions are among the reasons of geriatric forgetfulness.
The elderly's complaint of forgetfulness should be regarded carefully. Various assessments should be performed to discover the reason for forgetting. Because some of the disorders and diseases that cause dementia can be treated, the disease's progression can be halted. Problems such as metabolic abnormalities, depression, pharmacological side effects, and incorrect drug use, for example, can be avoided. As thus, early diagnosis of the condition causing dementia is critical.
Dementia Disease Therapy
The success of dementia therapy is determined by the source and severity of the underlying disease. Informing the patient and relatives thoroughly and providing the necessary assistance is critical for recovery as well as quality of life. Even though there is no cure, certain new medications launched in recent years have reduced dementia symptoms and slowed the disease's course.
Therapy for vascular dementia, which can result in blood clots in the brain, focuses on preventing new blood clots from forming. Dementia patients and their families should be educated about the disease so that they can take appropriate safeguards in the future.
Therapy of Dementia with Stem Cells
Stem cells have the capacity to transform into brain cells when they come into contact with dying brain cells, which is why they are utilized in the therapy of dementia. Because the cells are sufficiently small to penetrate into the brain tissues, the healing rate improves dramatically with early diagnosis.
The amount of cells to be supplied is decided by the patient's age and weight. Mesenchymal stem cells (taken from the patient's own adipose tissue or bone marrow) are used in therapy. The therapy of the patient is determined by the patient's condition. It can be done in three.
45-day increments or three consecutive days.
The therapy program is carefully defined based on the patient's condition, and each patient may have a different procedure. The most visible and long-lasting results of the therapies were acquired at the early stages of the disease, when neurological and mental symptoms first manifested (in 90% of cases). Positive findings were also found in individuals with organic brain abnormalities (frontoparietal lobe atrophy).
The use of stem cells in individuals with major mental disorders dramatically improved their quality of life (overall condition, sleep, hunger, and so on).
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Is Dementia a Genetic (Hereditary) disease?
Dementia is recognized to be caused by genetic causes. 30% of patients have a family history of dementia. This factor is more advantageous in younger individuals (those under the age of 65).
Are there any precautions to avoid Dementia?
It is well recognized that engaging in sports helps to prevent Dementia. Physical activity three times a week is thought to lessen the risk of dementia by 70%. Some of the actions that may be done to combat dementia include not smoking, taking vitamin B12, taking vitamin D, minimizing alcohol use, and performing brain exercises.
How is dementia diagnosed?
The patient's forgetfulness is the most prominent sign of Dementia illness. However, it is incorrect to label all forgetting as Dementia. Many people suffer forgetfulness on a regular basis but do not have Dementia. Patients suspected of having dementia should undergo neurological exams, laboratory investigations, and cognitive tests. EEG, i.e. cortical mapping, MRI, and PET scans may also be indicated for patients who are at high risk.
