The presen t p ro jec t focused on a comprehensive historical account on the devastating neurodegenerative diseases and their impact on aged population in India. In the Indian context, the conception of neurodegenerative diseases could be traced back to the Vedic age and more specifically the medical corpus known as the Atharvaveda. In our ancient medical system of yurveda, the three concepts of dhi (intelligence), dh ti (retention) and sm ti (memory) are the central assertive areas which guide treatment of neurodegenerative disorders. The 1st Chapter of Caraka Sahitā ‘Sūtrasthāna’ deals with long life, retention of memory and cognition.

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神经退行性疾病的历史及其对印度老年人群的影响：评估

目前的情况集中在关于毁灭性神经退行性疾病及其对印度老年人口的影响的综合历史记载。在印度背景下，神经退行性疾病的概念可以追溯到吠陀时代，更具体地说是称为Atharvaveda的医学语料库。在我们古老的育吠陀医学系统中，dhi（智能），dhti（保留）和smti（记忆）这三个概念是指导神经退行性疾病治疗的主要主张领域。CarakaSahitā'Sūtrasthāna'的第一章涉及长寿命，记忆力和认知能力。