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

  • Prise d'antécédents
  • Examen physique
  • 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, Rasayanaet Panchkarma therapy are very useful in the management of dementia. The Rasayana therapy has the property to check the presenile and senile Dhatu Vaigunya et 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 et Buddhi. Before discussing the aetiology and psychopathology of Smritibuddhihrass, it is worth considering the relation of Mana, Buddhi, Medha, Dhriti et 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

Administration interne

  • 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.
  • Take proper rest.

YOGA FOR SENILE DEMENTIA

  • Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – Calms the mind

Le patient doit être assis dans une position méditative, la tête et la colonne vertébrale droites, le corps détendu. Le patient doit fermer une narine (par exemple la narine gauche s'il utilise la main droite et vice versa) avec le pouce et expirer complètement par l'autre narine. Il devra à nouveau inspirer profondément par l'autre narine tout en continuant à fermer la narine opposée avec le pouce.

  • 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