senile 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 Six years ago, Lederman was diagnosed with senile dementia. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Oct. 2018 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 Age and Memory: The hippocampus plays an important role in memory and is one of the brain regions most affected by senile dementia. IEEE Spectrum, 21 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for senile dementia
Noun
  • The 83-year-old man’s family believes Theo is suffering from the beginning stages of undiagnosed dementia, according to WTVR.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • People between 50 and 60 years old who got six hours of sleep nightly had a higher risk of dementia later in life, while older adults who didn't sleep well at night, but napped often, had a greater risk of dying within the next five years.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Watch the interview on YouTube and the clip about managing his schizophrenia below.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Ellis has a history of schizophrenia, and her defense attorneys entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity, WKYC reported.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Lions' Week 1 loss to the Packers now looks like an aberration.
    Jim Reineking, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Of course, there’s a world where the rookies come in and are game wreckers from Day 1, but that’s more of an aberration than the norm.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The film, a political fable, is about Marcel, a widower, a quiet man seeking refuge in a safe place, and a place of safety to raise his young son, while paranoia reigns around him.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
  • By weaving Hartley's story into the narrative, Murphy explored the fear and paranoia that surrounded rural Wisconsin during the time of Gein’s actual crimes.
    Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025

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