senile dementia

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as in dementia

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Recent Examples of senile dementia Many suffered from senile dementia or other debilitating conditions, and the intent was to protect them from injury in accidental falls. — Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2020 While struggling to find the right English, Conte described the 54-year-old as 'demenza senile', which translates to senile dementia. — SI.com, 6 Jan. 2018 An investigation found that Batt befriended Lineman, who had senile dementia and required a live-in aide to help her with all daily activities, according to the district attorney’s office. — Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025 In a 1907 paper, Fischer described neuritic plaques that were present in the brains of 12 senile dementia patients, compared to the single case study Alzheimer published that same year. — Lauren Caruba, ExpressNews.com, 17 Dec. 2019 Patients with vascular dementia had the highest risk of contracting COVID-19 — with odds more than three times higher — followed by patients with presenile dementia, senile dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and post-traumatic dementia. — Julie Washington, cleveland, 3 Mar. 2021
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  1. dementia
  2. schizophrenia
  3. aberration
  4. paranoia
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  • At the same time, dementia is a complex condition with many contributing factors, including genetics, presence of vascular disease, hearing loss and lifestyle habits like smoking and heavy alcohol use.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • This is a free, online tool developed by doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital to calculate your risks and take steps, through changes to daily habits, that can help decrease the risk of stroke, dementia, heart disease and cancer.
    — Allison Aubrey, NPR, 6 July 2026
Definition of dementia
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  • But their loving, attentive mother soon began displaying signs of schizophrenia.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 3 July 2026
  • After Nijinsky began to show signs of schizophrenia, this mask, or persona, grew disturbed.
    — Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of schizophrenia
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  • Even at its peak, #MeToo felt seismic precisely because the movement was an aberration from the historical norm; nearly a decade later, that norm has reasserted itself with inertia on its side.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 30 June 2026
  • Yet the notion of cutting corners is an aberration to Italian leaders.
    — Sally Percy, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of aberration
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  • You’d be forgiven for reacting with a bit of paranoia, though.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 7 July 2026
  • The group arrives at the lake during mosquito season, triggering a buzz of paranoia amongst the local lake residents, fearing that Davey’s friends will expose them to contracting HIV from a mosquito bite.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026
Definition of paranoia

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