Neurodegenerative disorders
Neurodegenerative disorders
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DOI：
10.1136/bmj.323.7318.879
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发表时间：
2001-10
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通讯作者：
R. Kale
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R. Kale
我现在开始旅程，这将带领我走向生命的夕阳，”这是罗纳德里根描述他剩余的生命。日落是一个漫长的过程，这在大多数神经退行性疾病中是常见的，阿尔茨海默氏症就是其中的一个原型。所有这些都有一个潜伏的发病，多年来进展缓慢，死亡通常是由于并发疾病，而不是直接由于疾病本身。可以预见的是，像阿尔茨海默氏症这样的疾病的全球负担将随着寿命的延长而增加。照顾者和亲属也承担了大部分负担。里根的女儿莫林·里根总结了这种疾病对护理人员的意义。“[罗纳德的妻子.
Inow begin the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life,” was how Ronald Reagan described his remaining life.1 That was seven years ago when he told the world that he had Alzheimer's disease. The sunset has been a prolonged one, as is usual in most neurodegenerative disorders, of which Alzheimer's is a prototype. All have an insidious onset, progress slowly over years, and death is usually due to an intercurrent illness and not directly due to the disease itself. Predictably the global burden of diseases like Alzheimer's will rise with increasing longevity. Much of the burden is also borne by carers and relatives. Reagan's daughter, Maureen Reagan, summed up what the illness means to carers. “[Ronald's wife …