Fake dementia’depression’ delivered by Professor Hong Chang-hyung of EBS’myung’… Introduction to the causes and treatments of dementia-BizEnter

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Together with Professor Hong Chang-hyung of EBS’s’myung’, we will learn about depression called fake dementia, and introduce a dementia prevention project called’Super Brain’ that prevents dementia, and’dementia prevention gymnastics’ to rejuvenate the brain.

In EBS1’s’Do you know fake dementia?’, aired on the 15th, learn more about the types of dementia, such as Alzheimer’s dementia, vascular dementia, and dementia caused by damage to the frontal temporal lobe, and the causes, symptoms and treatments of fake dementia that can develop into dementia. see.

▲EBS’Myeong’ (photo provided by EBS1)

The habit of forgetting when you turn around, forgetfulness. Isn’t your memory just the same because you’re older? 800,000 dementia patients over 60 years old, dementia increased by 42% in 5 years. Alzheimer’s dementia, which we commonly know, accounts for a large proportion, accounting for 60 to 65% of the total. However, there are over 100 causes of dementia. From Alzheimer’s dementia, which is caused by toxic substances in the hippocampus, to vascular dementia, which is caused by clogging of blood vessels in the brain, and dementia that is caused by damage to the frontal temporal lobe.

However, there is dementia that needs new attention. The reason we should pay attention to’fake dementia’ is that it leads to actual dementia if left unattended. What is fake dementia?

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◆Fake dementia, real dementia risk doubles

Mr. Lee (70 years old) had a habit of blinking and almost set the house on fire. Suspected of dementia and was tested at the hospital, but unexpectedly, there was no big problem with memory. The cause was a fake dementia that I never thought of. It is said that 4 out of 10 people who visit the hospital are common enough to suffer from’fake dementia’. If fake dementia becomes chronic for more than 2 years or recurs, the actual risk of dementia within 6 years increases by 12 times, and if it worsens, the actual risk of dementia increases by 15 to 46 times. What is fake dementia? It is’depression’.

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◆How do you recognize depression that causes dementia,’fake dementia’?

At first glance, how can you tell similar depression from dementia? Dementia develops slowly, but depression appears suddenly. Consistently depressed, unmotivated and passive in everything. Dementia is always at the same level as cognitive impairment, but depression appears to have decreased cognitive abilities and sometimes returns to normal. This is because attention is reduced. When you’re depressed, you can’t focus on your daily life because of your thoughts about your worries. Depression, which is so helpless that it is difficult to eat well, rather than exercise, decreases memory and cognitive skills more and more. Eventually, it can actually lead to dementia… Conversely, when dementia occurs, it can make you depressed. Dementia and depression are such an inseparable and inseparable relationship. How can we break this vicious circle?

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◆How to overcome fake dementia?

Even if you have dementia or depression, treatment is delayed because it is difficult to recognize or admit it. Dementia can be prevented only by active treatment and prevention early a day. So, what is the specific way to prevent dementia? In Finland, a clinical trial was conducted on 1260 people for two years to manage blood vessels, exercise, dietary habits, and cognitive training. As a result, it showed a surprising effect of lowering the incidence of dementia by three years without taking drugs. In Korea, a dementia prevention project called Super Brain was implemented. Professor Chang-Hyung Hong of the Department of Mental Health, who participated in the study of this program, focused on strengthening the motivation for dementia prevention management.

Jang (73), who suffers from mild cognitive impairment and depression at the same time, tries to practice the following dementia prevention management methods even after the supercognitive program is over. First, walking every day. Second, eat vegetables, nuts, and fish without leaving it out when eating. Third, keep a diary. The reason why Jang, who was helpless, diligently puts this into practice is because he felt that he had fewer symptoms of depression and recovered his memory than before. In addition to strengthening motivation, exercise is essential in preventing dementia. When you exercise, you can get the effect of regenerating cranial nerve cells because of a substance called myokine, which is secreted when muscles contract. Exercise that is easy to become lazy due to Corona 19. Trot singer Shin In-sun, the leader of the dementia prevention gymnastics campaign, appears in the studio in my name and introduces her own health secret. He also showed off a simple movement that anyone can easily and fun to follow,’Brain Rejuvenation’, to prevent dementia. Try to follow along with the music to increase your confidence in preventing dementia. In addition, what is a mind diet that is good for brain health is also introduced.