senile dementia

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as in dementia

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Recent Examples of senile dementia 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 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 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 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 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
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  1. dementia
  2. schizophrenia
  3. aberration
  4. paranoia
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  • In some diseases such as frontal lobe dementia, which damages executive function instead of memory, tangles can accumulate without the presence of amyloid.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • Be aware that most group homes have a significant population of seniors with dementia.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 14 July 2026
Definition of dementia
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  • Mary appears to have a form of treatment-resistant schizophrenia, until chemotherapy, following a diagnosis of lymphoma, banishes her psychiatric symptoms.
    — Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Authorities confirmed that the couple was killed with a knife, and Nick, 32, who was reportedly being treated for schizophrenia before the deaths of his parents, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder.
    — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026
Definition of schizophrenia
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  • Yet such recent events are an aberration from much of the post-Cold War period, during which economic sanctions were enforced far from the sea.
    — John Calabrese, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
  • 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
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  • Directed by Roger Donaldson (also making his debut), Sleeping Dogs offers a new angle on the political paranoia thrillers of the mid- to late-’70s, telling a story of a man in a near-future as a fascist government takes over his country.
    — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 14 July 2026
  • The onset of more organ soloing by Emmett over twin guitars is just the barrage needed to slam home the paranoia and loneliness in a song that alternates self-effacement with self-defensive allegations of gaslighting and abandonment.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 July 2026
Definition of paranoia

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