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What are some reasons for cognitive decline?
What causes mild cognitive impairment?
- Depression, stress, and anxiety.
- Thyroid, kidney or liver problems.
- Sleep apnea and other sleep disorders.
- Diseases or conditions that affect blood flow in the brain (tumors, blood clots, stroke.
- Low vitamin B12 levels or other nutrient levels.
- Eye or hearing problems.
- An infection.
What are signs of cognitive decline?
Signs of cognitive decline
- Forgetting appointments and dates.
- Forgetting recent conversations and events.
- Feeling increasingly overwhelmed by making decisions and plans.
- Having a hard time understanding directions or instructions.
- Losing your sense of direction.
- Losing the ability to organize tasks.
- Becoming more impulsive.
How do you deal with cognitive decline?
Suggest regular physical activity, a healthy diet, social activity, hobbies, and intellectual stimulation, which may help slow cognitive decline. Refer the person and caregiver to national and community resources, including support groups. It is important that the caregiver learns about and uses respite care.
What is high cognitive ability?
Superior cognitive ability — or cognitively gifted — refers to what we think of as intellectually gifted. It’s not reflective of specific academic areas, arts, athletics, or anything else that is easily quantifiable. It’s an overall exceptional intelligence.
What really causes cognitive decline?
Some factors that likely contribute to age-related cognitive decline are: brain oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction, neuroinflammation (inflammation in the brain), epigenetic factors-changes in the way genes are expressed.
Can you eat to reverse cognitive decline?
Nuts such as pistachios, almonds, macadamias, and walnuts come highly recommended if you want to reap the benefits. The healthy fats and protein present in some nuts help to enhance memory, reverse age-related cognitive decline, and prevent inflammation that damages the brain.
What are the risk factors for cognitive decline?
Some factors that likely contribute to age-related cognitive decline are: brain oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction, neuroinflammation (inflammation in the brain), epigenetic factors—changes in the way genes are expressed.
How to recognize early signs of cognitive decline?
Difficulty with numbers,problem-solving or abstract reasoning