SENILE DEMENTIA- Ayurvedic Treatment, Diet, Exercises, Research Papers, Yoga & Pranayama

Dementia is a group of conditions characterised by loss of intellectual ability. Senile dementia is associated with old age.

  • SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF SENILE DEMENTIA
  • CAUSES OF SENILE DEMENTIA
  • PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF SENILE DEMENTIA
  • DIAGNOSIS OF SENILE DEMENTIA
  • TREATMENTS FOR SENILE DEMENTIA
  • PROGNOSIS OF SENILE DEMENTIA
  • COMPLICATIONS OF SENILE DEMENTIA
  • SENILE DEMENTIA AND AYURVEDA
  • NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF SENILE DEMENTIA
  • PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF SENILE DEMENTIA
  • SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF SENILE DEMENTIA
  • LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF SENILE DEMENTIA
  • AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF SENILE DEMENTIA
  • CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR SENILE DEMENTIA
  • AYURVEDIC LOCAL TREATMENT FOR SENILE DEMENTIA
  • AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR SENILE DEMENTIA
  • AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR SENILE DEMENTIA
  • COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR SENILE DEMENTIA
  • HOME REMEDIES FOR SENILE DEMENTIA
  • DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR SENILE DEMENTIA
  • YOGA FOR SENILE DEMENTIA
  • RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF SENILE DEMENTIA

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF SENILE DEMENTIA

  • Memory loss
  • Difficulty in communicating
  • Confusion
  • Impaired judgment
  • Difficulty with planning and organizing

CAUSES OF SENILE DEMENTIA

  • Alzheimer’s disease is the major cause of senile dementia

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF SENILE DEMENTIA

Degeneration of somatostatin-containing neurons appears to be an early and even critical event in the development of Alzheimer’s dementia.

DIAGNOSIS OF SENILE DEMENTIA

  • Historia
  • Physical examination
  • Laboratory tests

TREATMENTS FOR SENILE DEMENTIA

  • Rehabilitation
  • Cognition enhancing medications

PROGNOSIS OF SENILE DEMENTIA

  • A complete cure is not possible. But the symptoms are manageable with appropriate therapies.

COMPLICATIONS OF SENILE DEMENTIA

  • Reduced lifespan
  • Inability to perform self-care tasks

SENILE DEMENTIA AND AYURVEDA

  • In Ayurveda senile dementia refers to smritibudhihrasa.
  • In the Ayurvedic system of medicine, Rasayanay Panchkarma therapy are very useful in the management of dementia. The Rasayana therapy has the property to check the presenile and senile Dhatu Vaigunya y Kshaya (degeneration).

NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF SENILE DEMENTIA

  • Dhatu kshaya (degeneration)
  • Ageing

PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF SENILE DEMENTIA

  • Impairment of memory (predominantly recent memory in early stages)

SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF SENILE DEMENTIA

To understand the pathogenesis of senile dementia in the light of Ayurvedic literature it is necessary to review the general physiology of Manas y Buddhi. Before discussing the aetiology and psychopathology of Smritibuddhihrass, it is worth considering the relation of Mana, Buddhi, Medha, Dhriti y Smriti with each other. In the case of senile dementia, there is a defect in coordination between mana, budhi…etc.

LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF SENILE DEMENTIA

  • Smriti bhramsa – loss of memory
  • Budhi bhramsa – loss of intellectual ability

AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF SENILE DEMENTIA

  • krichra sadhya

CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR SENILE DEMENTIA

Ayurvedic local treatment for SENILE DEMENTIA

  • Shiro vasthi
  • Shiro pichu

AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR SENILE DEMENTIA

AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR SENILE DEMENTIA

  • Nasya
  • Mridu virechana

COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR SENILE DEMENTIA

Administración interna

  • Brahmighrita
  • Saraswataghrita
  • Mahapanchagavyaghrita
  • Kalyanakaghrita
  • Dasamolaghrita
  • Aswagandharista
  • Saraswartarishta
  • Brahmivati
  • Medhyavati
  • Smritisagararasa
  • Vrihatvatchintamanirasa

HOME REMEDIES FOR SENILE DEMENTIA

  • Enhance communications with family members
  • Practice regular exercise
  • Schedule the daily activities

DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR SENILE DEMENTIA

  • Avoid food items which produce dosha imbalance like cold and dry food, hard to digest. Because dosha imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
  • Consume easily digestible nutritious food items, cow’s milk, and ghee.
  • Oil massage on the head is advised.
  • Descansa adecuadamente.

YOGA FOR SENILE DEMENTIA

  • Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – Calms the mind

El paciente tiene que estar sentado en postura de meditación con la cabeza y la columna vertebral erguidas, con el cuerpo relajado. El paciente tiene que cerrar una fosa nasal (por ejemplo, la fosa nasal izquierda si utiliza la mano derecha y viceversa) con el pulgar y exhalar completamente por la otra fosa nasal. De nuevo, tendrá que inspirar profundamente por la otra fosa nasal mientras la fosa opuesta sigue cerrada con el pulgar.

  • Shavasana – relaxes the body and mind
  • Bhastrika pranayama

RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF SENILE DEMENTIA

1.     A critical appraisal of dementia with special reference to Smritibuddhihrass

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3902586/

2.     Comparative clinical evaluation of an ayurvedic regimen in the management of senile dementia

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/269846843_Comparative_clinical_evaluation_of_an_ayurvedic_regimen_in_the_management_of_senile_dementia