Diffuse atrophy of the brain

Diffuse atrophy of the brain. Both physiological and pathological processes of the organism and in the encephalon, particularly, can trigger the degeneration of neurons. Diffuse atrophy of the brain can be age-related, genetically conditioned or induced by specific provoking factors. These factors include infectious diseases, traumas, intoxications, diseases of other organs and negative environmental factors. Destruction of neural cells leads to the deteriorated brain activity, critical thinking and control of behavior. In older age, people frequently change their behavior, which is not clear to the others.

The onset of the disease can localize in specific sites and this conditions the symptoms. As new structures involve on the process, new clinical symptoms develop. Gradually, healthy parts of the grey matter are damaged and this leads to dementia and loss of personality. Initially, the symptoms of the diffuse atrophy of the brain are similar to the symptoms in cortical atrophy of the cerebellum when the gait deteriorates and orientation in space is lost. With the time the symptoms increase as the disease spreads to new areas of the grey matter.