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

  • Tarih alma
  • 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, Rasayanave Panchkarma therapy are very useful in the management of dementia. The Rasayana therapy has the property to check the presenile and senile Dhatu Vaigunya ve 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 ve Buddhi. Before discussing the aetiology and psychopathology of Smritibuddhihrass, it is worth considering the relation of Mana, Buddhi, Medha, Dhriti ve 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

İç yönetim

  • 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

  • Soğuk ve kuru yiyecekler, sindirimi zor yiyecekler gibi dosha dengesizliği yaratan yiyeceklerden kaçının. Çünkü dosha dengesizliği semptomları ağırlaştırır.
  • 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

Hastanın meditatif bir duruşta oturması, başının ve omurgasının dik, vücudunun rahat olması gerekir. Hasta bir burun deliğini (örneğin sağ elini kullanıyorsa sol burun deliğini veya tam tersi) başparmağıyla kapatmalı ve diğer burun deliğinden tamamen nefes vermelidir. Yine, diğer burun deliği başparmakla hala kapalıyken diğer burun deliğinden derin nefes alması gerekecektir.

  • 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