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D\u00fcnya Sa\u011fl\u0131k \u00d6rg\u00fct\u00fc (DS\u00d6) verilerine g\u00f6re, her y\u0131l yakla\u015f\u0131k 10 milyon ki\u015fide Alzheimer g\u00f6r\u00fclmesi nedeniyle 2050\u2019de hasta say\u0131s\u0131n\u0131n 139 milyonu bulmas\u0131 \u00f6ng\u00f6r\u00fcl\u00fcyor.<\/p>\n
D\u00fcnyada her 3,2 saniyede bir ki\u015fi Alzheimer’a yakalan\u0131rken bu hastal\u0131k hakk\u0131nda fark\u0131ndal\u0131k olu\u015fturmak ve bununla m\u00fccadele edenlere destek olmak amac\u0131yla her y\u0131l 21 Eyl\u00fcl “D\u00fcnya Alzheimer G\u00fcn\u00fc” etkinlikleri d\u00fczenleniyor.<\/p>\n
AA muhabiri, “7. \u00f6nde gelen \u00f6l\u00fcm nedeni” olarak g\u00f6sterilen bunama (demans) hastal\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n en yayg\u0131n t\u00fcr\u00fc olan Alzheimer hakk\u0131ndaki verileri derledi.<\/p>\n
Beyin h\u00fccrelerinin zamanla \u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcne ba\u011fl\u0131 olarak haf\u0131za kayb\u0131, bunama ve genel anlamda bili\u015fsel fonksiyonlar\u0131n azalmas\u0131 \u015feklinde geli\u015fen t\u0131bbi bir durum olan Alzheimer nedeniyle her y\u0131l d\u00fcnya genelinde binlerce ki\u015fi hayat\u0131n\u0131 kaybediyor.<\/p>\n
\u0130lk kez 1906\u2019da Alman psikiyatrist ve patolojist Alois Alzheimer taraf\u0131ndan tan\u0131mlanan ve 65 ya\u015f \u00fcst\u00fc ki\u015filerde beyin dokular\u0131nda a\u011f\u0131r hasara neden oldu\u011fu tespit edilen Alzheimer, “21. y\u00fczy\u0131l\u0131n kabusu” olarak g\u00f6r\u00fcl\u00fcyor.<\/p>\n
Hastal\u0131k, g\u00fcnl\u00fck aktivitelerde azalma ve bili\u015fsel yeteneklerde bozulma ile nitelenen n\u00f6ropsikiyatrik semptomlar\u0131n ve davran\u0131\u015f de\u011fi\u015fikliklerinin e\u015flik etti\u011fi n\u00f6rodejeneratif bir hastal\u0131k olarak tan\u0131mlan\u0131yor ve bilinen kesin bir tedavi y\u00f6ntemi bulunmuyor.<\/p>\n
Uzmanlar, Alzheimer hastal\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n g\u00f6r\u00fclme s\u0131kl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n 65 ya\u015f\u0131ndan sonra her 5 y\u0131lda bir 2 kat artt\u0131\u011f\u0131na i\u015faret ediyor.<\/p>\n
Alzheimer hastas\u0131 say\u0131s\u0131na her y\u0131l 10 milyon yeni vaka eklenirken Alzheimer’a yakalananlar\u0131n y\u00fczde 60\u2019tan fazlas\u0131 ise d\u00fc\u015f\u00fck ve orta gelirli \u00fclkelerde ya\u015f\u0131yor.<\/p>\n
Alzheimer hastal\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n \u015fu anda 1,3 trilyon ABD dolar\u0131n\u0131n \u00fczerinde olan y\u0131ll\u0131k k\u00fcresel maliyetinin, 2030\u2019a kadar 2,8 trilyon ABD dolar\u0131na y\u00fckselebilece\u011fi tahmin ediliyor.<\/p>\n
Buna g\u00f6re, 2030\u2019da Alzheimer hastal\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n y\u0131ll\u0131k k\u00fcresel maliyetinin d\u00fcnyan\u0131n en b\u00fcy\u00fck 8. ekonomisi olan \u0130talya\u2019n\u0131n \u015fu anki y\u0131ll\u0131k gayrisafi yurt i\u00e7i has\u0131las\u0131n\u0131 (GSY\u0130H) geride b\u0131rakaca\u011f\u0131 \u00f6ng\u00f6r\u00fcl\u00fcyor.<\/p>\n
Sa\u011fl\u0131k Bakanl\u0131\u011f\u0131 verilerine g\u00f6re, T\u00fcrkiye’de ise yakla\u015f\u0131k 700 bin Alzheimer hastas\u0131 bulunuyor.<\/p>\n
– Alzheimer hastal\u0131\u011f\u0131, demans\u0131n bir t\u00fcr\u00fc<\/p>\n
Alzheimer hastal\u0131\u011f\u0131, beyin h\u00fccrelerinin zamanla \u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcne ba\u011fl\u0131 olarak haf\u0131za kayb\u0131, bunama ve genel anlamda bili\u015fsel fonksiyonlar\u0131n azalmas\u0131 olarak biliniyor.<\/p>\n
“Demans t\u00fcr\u00fc” olarak nitelendirilen Alzheimer, daha \u00e7ok ilerleyen ya\u015flarda yayg\u0131n g\u00f6r\u00fcl\u00fcyor.<\/p>\n
Alzheimer’s Disease International (AZI) taraf\u0131ndan haz\u0131rlanan 2021 raporunda, d\u00fcnya genelinde demans hastalar\u0131n\u0131n y\u00fczde 75’inin te\u015fhis edilmedi\u011fi tahmin ediliyor. Fark\u0131ndal\u0131k eksikli\u011fi te\u015fhis a\u00e7\u0131s\u0131ndan \u00f6nemli engel olarak g\u00f6sterilirken, baz\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fck ve orta gelirli \u00fclkelerde te\u015fhis edilmeme oran\u0131 y\u00fczde 90’a kadar \u00e7\u0131kabiliyor.<\/p>\n
Uzmanlar, hipertansiyon, diyabet, obezite, sigara ve alkol t\u00fcketimi ile depresyonun Alzheimer riskini art\u0131rd\u0131\u011f\u0131 uyar\u0131s\u0131nda bulunuyor.<\/p>\n
– Tedavi ve bak\u0131m<\/p>\n
Demans\u0131 iyile\u015ftirmek veya ilerleyen seyrini de\u011fi\u015ftirmek i\u00e7in halihaz\u0131rda mevcut bir tedavi y\u00f6ntemi bulunmuyor. Bunun yan\u0131 s\u0131ra klinik deneylerin \u00e7e\u015fitli a\u015famalar\u0131nda \u00e7ok say\u0131da yeni tedavi ara\u015ft\u0131r\u0131l\u0131yor.<\/p>\n
Ara\u015ft\u0131rmalar, insanlar\u0131n d\u00fczenli egzersiz yaparak, sigara ve alkol kullan\u0131m\u0131ndan ka\u00e7\u0131narak, kilolar\u0131n\u0131 kontrol ederek, sa\u011fl\u0131kl\u0131 beslenerek, tansiyon, kolesterol ve kan \u015fekeri seviyelerini koruyarak bunama riskini azaltabileceklerini ortaya koyuyor.<\/p>\n