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I-Posterior cortical atrophy (PCA) iyisimo esingavamile sobuchopho esithinta ikakhulu ingxenye yangemuva yobuchopho bakho ehambisana nokucubungula lokho okukubonayo. Ngokungafani nokulahleka kwemikhumbulo evamile, i-PCA ithinta ikakhulu amakhono akho okubona nokukhetha indawo ngenkathi ngokuvamile ishiya ikhono lakho lokukhumbula liphelele ezigabeni zokuqala.
Lesi simo sishintsha kancane kancane indlela ubuchopho bakho obuhumusha ngayo ulwazi lokubona, okwenza imisebenzi yansuku zonke njengokufunda, ukubhala, noma ukulinganisa izikhathi kube nzima kakhulu. Nakuba i-PCA ingavamile, ukuqonda izimpawu zayo kungakusiza wena noma umuntu omthandayo ukuthi uthole ukunakekelwa okufanele uma kudingeka.
I-Posterior cortical atrophy iyisimo sokuwohloka kobuchopho esiqondene ngqo nezingxenye zangemuva (zangemuva) ze-cortex yobuchopho bakho. Lezi zindawo ziphatha ukucubungula okubonayo, ukwazi indawo, kanye nemisebenzi yokubona ehlukahlukene esivame ukuyithatha kalula.
Lesi simo sibangela amaseli obuchopho kulezi zindawo ukuthi awohloke kancane kancane afe. Lo mkhuba uthinta ikakhulu ama-lobes parietal kanye ne-occipital, asebenza ndawonye ukuze akusize uqonde lokho okukubonayo nokuthi uhamba kanjani endaweni.
Izigameko eziningi ze-PCA empeleni yiyona uhlobo olungavamile lwesifo se-Alzheimer, nakuba lubonakala ngokuhlukile kakhulu kunesifo se-Alzheimer esivamile. Esikhundleni sezinkinga zekhono lokukhumbula ezivela kuqala, uzobona ubunzima bokubona nokukhetha indawo ngenkathi ikhono lakho lokukhumbula lihlala libukhali ekuqaleni.
Izimpawu ze-PCA zingadida ngoba zithinta ikhono lakho lokubona nokukhetha indawo kunokuba kube yikhono lokukhumbula. Ungase uqale ubone ubunzima ngemisebenzi edinga ukucubungula okubonayo, ngisho noma amehlo akho aphilile.
Nazi izimpawu eziyinhloko ongazihlangabezana nazo:
Lezi zimpawu ngokuvamile zithuthuka kancane kancane ezinyangeni noma eminyakeni. Okwenza i-PCA ibe inselele ikakhulu ukuthi izinkinga zibonakala zibonakala, ngakho abantu abaningi ekuqaleni bacabanga ukuthi badinga izibuko ezintsha noma banezinkinga zamehlo.
Odokotela ngokuvamile bahlukanisa i-PCA ngokusekelwe ezingxenyeni zobuchopho ezithintekile kakhulu nokuthi yisiphi isimo esingaphansi esibangela. Uhlobo oluvamile kakhulu yi-PCA ebangelwa yisifo se-Alzheimer, kodwa kunezinguquko eziningi.
Izinhlobo eziyinhloko zihlanganisa:
Udokotela wakho uzokunquma ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo olulokhu ngokusekelwe ezimpawu zakho ezithile nemiphumela yokuhlola. Lokhu kuhlukaniswa kusiza ukuqondisa izinqumo zokwelapha futhi kunikeze ulwazi mayelana nendlela isimo esingathuthuka ngayo.
Imbangela eqondile ye-PCA ayiqondakali ngokuphelele, kodwa abacwaningi baye baqonda izinqubo eziningana eziholela kulesi simo. Izigameko eziningi zivela ezinguqukweni ezifanayo zobuchopho ezingela isifo se-Alzheimer.
Nazi izimbangela eziyinhloko:
Okwenza i-PCA ibe yiyona ukuthi lezi zimo ezingaphansi ziqondene ngqo nezingxenye zangemuva zobuchopho bakho kuqala. Ososayensi basacwaninga ukuthi kungani abanye abantu bathuthukisa lo mkhuba ngenkathi abanye abanezimpawu ezifanayo besifo esingaphansi behlangabezana nezimpawu ezihlukile.
Lokhu kushiwo, izici ze-genetic zingase zidlale indima kwezinye izigameko, nakuba abantu abaningi abane-PCA abanawo umlando womndeni wesimo.
Kufanele ubheke udokotela uma uhlangabezana nezinkinga eziqhubekayo zokubona noma zokukhetha indawo ezingachazwanga ngezinkinga zamehlo noma ezinye izimbangela ezicacile. Ukubheka ekuqaleni kubalulekile ngoba ukuxilongwa okufanele kungakusiza uhlele ikusasa lakho futhi uthole ukwelashwa okufanele.
Cabanga ngokuhlela i-aphoyintimenti uma uqaphela:
Ungalindi uma lezi zimpawu ziyaphazamisa imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke noma zibangela ukukhathazeka ngokuphepha. Abantu abaningi ekuqaleni babona udokotela wamehlo, okuyinto efanele ngokuphelele, kodwa uma ukuhlolwa kwamehlo kwakho kuphelele, cela isiqondiso kuneurologist.
Khumbula ukuthi ukuxilongwa ekuqaleni kungakusiza wena nomndeni wakho ukuthi niqonde ukuthi kwenzekani futhi nithathe izinqumo ezibalulekile mayelana nokunakekelwa nokuhlela ngenkathi usakwazi ukuhlanganyela ngokugcwele kulezi zingxoxo.
Izici eziningana zingase zikhulise ingozi yakho yokuthuthukisa i-PCA, nakuba ukuba nalezi zici zengozi akusho ukuthi uzokuthuthukisa ngokuqinisekile isimo. Ukuqonda lezi zici kungakusiza ukuba ube nezingxoxo ezilwemi neqembu lakho lokukhathalela impilo.
Izici eziyinhloko zengozi zihlanganisa:
Kubalulekile ukuphawula ukuthi abantu abaningi abanezi zici zengozi abazithuthukisi i-PCA, kanti abanye abantu abangenazo izici zengozi ezaziwayo bayithuthukisa isimo. Ukuhlangana phakathi kwe-genetics, imvelo, nezinye izici kuyinkimbinkimbi futhi akuqondakali ngokuphelele.
Njengoba i-PCA ithuthuka, ubunzima bokubona nokukhetha indawo bungabangela izingozi ezihlukahlukene ezithinta impilo yakho yansuku zonke nokuphepha. Ukuqonda lezi zinselele ezingase zivele kungakusiza wena nomndeni wakho ukuba nilungiselele futhi nilungise.
Izingozi ezivamile zihlanganisa:
Izingozi ezingavamile kodwa ezinzima kakhulu zingase zithuthuke njengoba isimo siqhubeka:
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi eziningi zalezi zingozi zingaphathwa noma zivinjelwe ngokuhlela nokusekela okufanele. Ukusebenza neqembu lakho lokukhathalela impilo ukuze ulungise ukukhathazeka ngokuphepha ekuqaleni kungakusiza ugcine ukuzimela isikhathi eside.
Ngeshwa, ayikho indlela eyiqiniso yokuvimbela i-PCA ngoba asiqondi ngokuphelele zonke izici eziyibangela. Noma kunjalo, amasu afanayo angase akusize ukuvimbela ezinye izinhlobo zokuwohloka kwengqondo angase futhi abe usizo ekuthuthukiseni ingozi yakho.
Nazi izinyathelo ezithile ezingase zikusize ukusekela impilo yobuchopho:
Nakuba la masu angaqinisekisi ukuvimbela, asekela impilo yonke yobuchopho futhi angase akusize ukulibazisa ukuvela kwezimpawu. Kubalulekile futhi ukuphawula ukuthi ukuhlala usebenza ngokomzimba nangokwengqondo kungakusiza ukuba ugcine umsebenzi isikhathi eside uma uthuthukisa i-PCA.
Ukuxilongwa kwe-PCA kudinga ukubheka okuphelele ngoba izimpawu zingafana nezinye izimo. Udokotela wakho uzosebenzisa izindlela eziningana ukuze aqonde ukuthi une-PCA yini nokuthi yini engase iyibangele.
Inqubo yokuxilonga ngokuvamile ihlanganisa:
Udokotela wakho angase futhi akukhuthaze ukuhlolwa okwengeziwe:
Inqubo yokuxilonga ingathatha isikhathi futhi ingase idinge ukuvakashela ochwepheshe abanjengaba-neurologists noma aba-neuropsychologists. Le ndlela ephelele iqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukuxilongwa okuchane kakhulu okungenzeka.
Okwamanje, ayikho indlela yokwelapha i-PCA, kodwa ukwelashwa okuningi kungasiza ukuphatha izimpawu nokusekela ikhwalithi yakho yokuphila. Indlela yokwelapha igxile ekulungiseni imbangela engaphansi uma kungenzeka nokukusiza ulungise izinguquko.
Amakhetho wemithi angase ahlanganise:
Ukuphathwa okungeyona imithi kubalulekile ngokulinganayo:
Uhlelo lwakho lokwelapha luzolungiswa ngokusekelwe ezimpawu zakho ezithile nezidingo. I-aphoyintimenti yokulandelela njalo iyasiza iqembu lakho lokukhathalela impilo ukulungisa ukwelashwa njengoba isimo sishintsha.
Ukuphatha i-PCA ekhaya kuhilela ukwakha indawo ephephile, enesekelo nokwenza amasu okusebenza ngezinselele zokubona nokukhetha indawo. Izinqubo ezincane zingenza umehluko omkhulu ekuqondeni ukuzimela nokuphepha.
Nazi izinyathelo ezisebenzayo ongazithatha:
Ubuchwepheshe bungase futhi busize:
Khumbula ukuthi ukwamukela usizo oluvela emindenini nabangane kubalulekile. Ungangabazi ukucela usizo ngemisebenzi ebe nzima noma eyingozi.
Ukulungiselela i-aphoyintimenti yakho kungasiza uqinisekise ukuthi uthola okuningi ekuhambeleni kwakho futhi unike udokotela wakho ulwazi aludinga. Njengoba i-PCA ithinta ukucubungula okubonayo, ukuba nesekelelo ngesikhathi se-aphoyintimenti kungaba usizo kakhulu.
Ngaphambi kwe-aphoyintimenti yakho:
Imibuzo ongafuna ukuyibuza:
Ungakhathazeki uma ungakhumbuli konke ngesikhathi se-aphoyintimenti. Buza uma ungarekhoda ingxoxo noma ucele izinhlamvu ezibhaliwe zolwazi olubalulekile.
I-Posterior cortical atrophy iyisimo esinzima esithinta ikakhulu amakhono akho okubona nokukhetha indawo kunokuba kube yikhumbulo lakho, okungenani ekuqaleni. Nakuba ayikho indlela yokwelapha, ukuqonda isimo nokuthola ukusekela okufanele kungakusiza ukuba ugcine ikhwalithi yokuphila nokuzimela isikhathi eside ngangokunokwenzeka.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi awuwedwa kule ndlela. Ochwepheshe bezempilo, amalungu omndeni, kanye nezinhlangano zokusekela bangakunikeza usizo izinsiza ezibalulekile. Ukuxilongwa ekuqaleni nokuhlela okusebenzayo kungakusiza ukuba wenze okuningi ngesikhathi onaso ngamakhono agcinwe.
Gxila kulokho osekukwazi ukukwenza kunokuba yilokho ongakwazi ukukwenza, futhi ungangabazi ukucela usizo uma ulikudinga. Abantu abaningi abane-PCA baqhubeka bejabulela ubuhlobo obukhulu nemisebenzi ngokulungisa izindlela zabo nokukwamukela ukusekela okufanele.
Ukuqhubeka kwe-PCA kuyahluka kakhulu kumuntu nomuntu. Abantu abaningi baphila iminyaka eminingi ngemuva kokuxilongwa, futhi isimo ngokuvamile siqhubeka kancane kunamanye amafomu okuwohloka kwengqondo. Udokotela wakho angakunikeza ulwazi oluqondile ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho somuntu siqu nombangela ongaphansi we-PCA yakho.
Izigameko eziningi ze-PCA azilithiwe ngokuqondile, nakuba ukuba nezinguquko ezithile ze-gene kungase kukhulise ingozi yakho. Ukuba nomlando womndeni wesifo se-Alzheimer noma ezinye izifo zokuwohloka kwengqondo kungase kukhulise ingozi yakho kancane, kodwa abantu abaningi abane-PCA abanawo amalungu omndeni athintekile.
Yebo, i-PCA ngokuvamile iyalinganiswa ekuqaleni ngoba izimpawu zibonakala njengezinkinga zokubona kunokuba kube yisimo sobuchopho. Abantu abaningi ekuqaleni babona odokotela bamehlo futhi bangase batshelwe ukuthi badinga izibuko ezintsha noma bane-cataracts. Kungakho ukubheka okuphelele kuneurologist kubalulekile uma izinkinga zamehlo zicutshungulwe.
Izinkinga zekhono lokukhumbula zingase zithuthuke njengoba i-PCA ithuthuka, ikakhulukazi uma ibangelwa yisifo se-Alzheimer. Noma kunjalo, abantu abaningi bagcina umsebenzi omuhle wekhono lokukhumbula iminyaka eminingi ngemuva kokuxilongwa. Izimpawu zokubona nokukhetha indawo ngokuvamile zihlala zizici ezivelele kakhulu kulo lonke isimo.
Yebo, kukhona amaqembu okusekela ngokukhethekile abantu abane-PCA nemindeni yabo. I-Alzheimer's Association inikeza izinsiza namaqembu okusekela, futhi kukhona imiphakathi eku-inthanethi lapho ungaxhumana khona nabanye ababhekene nezinselele ezifanayo. Iqembu lakho lokukhathalela impilo lingakusiza uthole izinsiza zokusekela zasekhaya nakwi-inthanethi.
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