as in schizophrenia
a serious mental disorder that prevents one from living a safe and normal life
doctors were able to treat the patient's dementia with drugs and thus allow him to function on his own
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Recent Examples of dementia
The observational study included 2,044 participants living in Hirosaki City, Japan, who were originally included in a study exploring dementia and heart disease risk.
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Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
Emma married Bruce in 2009, and has become an advocate for him and caregivers since the Pulp Fiction star was diagnosed with aphasia and frontotemporal dementia.
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Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 June 2026
Specialized memory clinics remain scarce in many parts of the country, and studies have shown that dementia is often underdiagnosed among people with lower socioeconomic status.
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Panashe Matemba-Mutasa,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
Large population studies have identified modifiable risk factors, including cardiovascular and metabolic health, sleep, physical activity, and social engagement, which together account for a substantial proportion of dementia risk.
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Elizabeth Bevins,
STAT,
16 June 2026
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Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
Emma married Bruce in 2009, and has become an advocate for him and caregivers since the Pulp Fiction star was diagnosed with aphasia and frontotemporal dementia.
—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 June 2026
Specialized memory clinics remain scarce in many parts of the country, and studies have shown that dementia is often underdiagnosed among people with lower socioeconomic status.
—
Panashe Matemba-Mutasa,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
Large population studies have identified modifiable risk factors, including cardiovascular and metabolic health, sleep, physical activity, and social engagement, which together account for a substantial proportion of dementia risk.
—
Elizabeth Bevins,
STAT,
16 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for dementia
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dementia
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Prosecutors said Khan was diagnosed with schizophrenia at an early age and struggled with psychological outbreaks, short temper and a lack of emotional control.
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Research has also shown that AI chatbots reproduce stigmatized messages about certain mental health conditions such as alcoholism and schizophrenia.
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Bland was obsessed with religion, but that did not amount to insanity, the prosecutor argued.
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Part of what drew him to the case, Burton said, was that many of the issues relevant then are still relevant today, like the death penalty, the use of the insanity defense, parole and rehabilitation.
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It was judged to be some sort of mass hysteria.
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The virtual hysteria over the muskrat invasion resulted in Britain’s first legislation to target a non-native invasive species.
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Is this just a salary dump, or is there a method to the madness for the Wolves?
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Welcome to the Amazon Prime Day 2026 madness!
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The Civil War breaking out just a century later showcases why white supremacy and the subjugation of Black people and people of color have meant a certain level of instability for many American citizens since the very beginning.
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The catchphrase made famous by Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign springs to mind when considering the instability that seems to have become a feature of Britain’s political life.
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“Dementia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dementia. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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