Predictive Value of Sensory Dysfunction in Early Recognition and Treatment of Cognitive Dysfunction: a Review

doi:10.12114/j.issn.1007-9572.2022.0328

Chinese General Practice ›› 2022, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (23): 2899-2902.DOI: 10.12114/j.issn.1007-9572.2022.0328

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Predictive Value of Sensory Dysfunction in Early Recognition and Treatment of Cognitive Dysfunction: a Review

¹School of Nursing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
²Department of Neurology, Nanjing Tongren Hospital, Nanjing 211102, China

Received:2022-04-15 Revised:2022-05-20 Published:2022-08-15 Online:2022-06-09
Contact: Yamei BAI
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MA Y Y, SONG Y L, WANG M M, et al. Predictive value of sensory dysfunction in early recognition and treatment of cognitive dysfunction: a review[J]. Chinese General Practice, 2022, 25 (23) : 2899-2902, 2909.

感官功能障碍在认知功能障碍疾病早期识别与干预中的价值与探索

¹210023　江苏省南京市，南京中医药大学护理学院
²211102　江苏省南京市，南京同仁医院神经内科

通讯作者: 柏亚妹
作者简介:
马云云，宋玉磊，王蒙蒙，等. 感官功能障碍在认知功能障碍疾病早期识别与干预中的价值与探索[J]. 中国全科医学，2022，25（23）：2899-2902，2909. [www.chinagp.net] 作者贡献：马云云负责文章的构思、设计、撰写；王蒙蒙、梁晓负责文献收集、分析；张薛晴、杜丹丹负责文献整理、汇总；宋玉磊、徐桂华负责论文的修订与审校；柏亚妹对文章整体负责，把控文章质量。
基金资助:
国家自然科学基金面上项目--基于家庭视角的老年轻度认知功能障碍早期预警与支持性干预研究(72174095); 江苏省社会科学基金一般项目--老年病患风险预警与三级防控体系构建研究(20GLB018)

Abstract

Abstract:

The initial symptoms of cognitive dysfunction disease are insidious, and most of the cognitive dysfunction diseases will be in the stage of dementia with no effective treatment when the symptoms are discovered. Therefore, it is crucial to explore simple and easy-to-check warning signals of cognitive dysfunction diseases and carry out timely and effective interventions for the prevention and treatment of cognitive dysfunction diseases. A large number of studies have shown that sensory dysfunction is of great value in the early diagnosis, assessment and treatment of cognitive dysfunction. However, at present, cognitive function screening in China mostly relies on neuropsychological tests, highly sensitive sensory indicators such as smell and hearing were not included. This paper concluded that further detecting the sensory function status of the elderly on the basis of neuropsychological testing will greatly improve the accuracy of cognitive dysfunction disease screening, clarified the value of sensory dysfunctions such as smell, hearing, vision, and taste in the early diagnosis and treatment of cognitive dysfunction diseases by the review and analysis of previous literature, in order to provide new ideas for clinical work.

Key words: Cognitive dysfunction, Sensory dysfunction, Early diagnosis, Early identification, Early treatment

摘要：

认知功能障碍疾病初期症状隐匿，发现时多已处于痴呆阶段，而痴呆尚无有效治愈手段，因此探究简便易行的认知功能障碍疾病早期预警信号、开展及时有效的干预是认知功能障碍疾病防治的关键。大量研究表明感官功能障碍在认知功能障碍早期识别、评估、干预中具有重大价值，但目前我国的认知功能筛查多依靠神经心理学测试，未纳入嗅觉、听觉等高敏感性感官指标。本文通过对既往文献进行回顾、分析，得出在神经心理学测试基础上进一步检测老年人感官功能状态将极大提高认知功能障碍疾病筛查的准确性，明确了嗅觉、听觉、视觉、味觉等感官功能障碍在认知功能障碍疾病早期识别与干预中的价值，为临床工作提供新思路。

关键词: 认知功能障碍, 感官功能障碍, 早期诊断, 早期识别, 早期干预

Yunyun MA,Yulei SONG,Mengmeng WANG, et al. Predictive Value of Sensory Dysfunction in Early Recognition and Treatment of Cognitive Dysfunction: a Review[J]. Chinese General Practice, 2022, 25(23): 2899-2902. DOI: 10.12114/j.issn.1007-9572.2022.0328.
马云云,宋玉磊,王蒙蒙等. 感官功能障碍在认知功能障碍疾病早期识别与干预中的价值与探索[J]. 中国全科医学, 2022, 25(23): 2899-2902. DOI: 10.12114/j.issn.1007-9572.2022.0328.

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