What is an aging brain?

Senile brain is multiple cerebral infarction or brain atrophy. Generally, in old age, the brain will show degenerative changes, which is a slow process. The so-called senile brain is also called senile brain atrophy, which is a chronic progressive disease that is common in middle-aged and elderly people. This disease may be due to one or more reasons, resulting in insufficient blood supply to the brain and brain tissue volume reduction and brain cell number is decreasing, resulting in poor memory, emotional instability, thinking ability weakened, concentration can not be concentrated. In severe cases, the disease may also develop into dementia, language disorders, and eventually mental loss. The cause of brain atrophy patients is more complex, the specific cause is not fully understood at this stage. However, there are several common causes, such as congenital inheritance, birth hypoxia asphyxia, prolonged brain overuse, brain infection, cerebral hemorrhage, carbon monoxide poisoning and other reasons may cause brain atrophy.