Nusbaum N J
New Orleans VA Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, LA, USA.
South Med J. 1999 Mar;92(3):267-75. doi: 10.1097/00007611-199903000-00002.
The aging process typically is associated with decline in function for the various senses. A decline in sensory ability may simulate an intellectual decline that is not present. Sensory decline can lead to depression, social isolation, and even to hallucinations.
I reviewed the medical literature via computer, focusing on recent findings.
Sensory changes with aging are common yet often go unrecognized and untreated. Declines in sensory function often reflect the combined effect of age-related changes in both the sensory organ and the central nervous system processing of sensory information. Combinations of defects in several sensory modalities are often found in the older individual.
Correct diagnosis is important for management so that correctable causes of sensory decline are not overlooked.
衰老过程通常与各种感官功能的衰退相关。感官能力的下降可能会模拟出实际上并不存在的智力衰退。感官衰退会导致抑郁、社交孤立，甚至幻觉。
我通过计算机查阅了医学文献，重点关注近期的研究结果。
随着年龄增长的感官变化很常见，但往往未被识别和治疗。感官功能的衰退通常反映了感官器官与中枢神经系统处理感官信息过程中与年龄相关变化的综合影响。在老年人中经常发现几种感官模式的缺陷组合。
正确诊断对于管理很重要，这样可纠正的感官衰退原因就不会被忽视。
