老年性痴呆的危险因素和保护因素以及中医保健养生方法的可能作用

Risk and Protective Factors for Alzheimer's Disease and Potential Effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Health Care Regimen

综述了近 15年来对老年性痴呆 (阿尔茨海默病 ,Alzheimer’sdisease ,AD)的危险因素和保护因素的研究概况 ,认为AD公认的危险因素包括有年龄、性别、低教育程度、职业、痴呆家族史、头部外伤等 ,而早年接受教育或智力因素、抗衰老、预防头部外伤、雌激素替代治疗可能具有防止或延迟AD发生的保护作用。通过对中医保健养生方法可能作用的分析 ,提出中医保健养生方法可能对AD有保护作用的假说 。

This paper reviewed the studies of risk and protective factors for Alzheimer's disease(AD)in the recent 15 years.The authors agreed that age,gender,lower education,occupation,dementia history,head injury were the accepted risk factors for AD,and early education,anti_decrepitude,prevention of head injury and estrogen replacement therapy were likely to prevent the occurrence of AD.By reviewing the potential effects of health care regimen in traditional Chinese medicine(TCM),the authors presented a hypothesis that the health care regimen in TCM may be a protective factor,and a research strategy from retrospective study to prospective study should be carried out.