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
Noun
  • Kan finds genuine optimism in the diminishing stigma surrounding dementia, which encourages earlier diagnoses and more open conversations, empowering individuals to live more actively with the condition.
    — Sue Peschin, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Along with all these obligations, Tonina is taking care of her bedridden mother, who is suffering from dementia.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of dementia
Noun
  • Colt did not have any signs of insanity, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, Richards said.
    — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • Dominguez, diagnosed with schizophrenia, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the stabbing deaths of David Breaux and Karim Abou Najm.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of schizophrenia
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  • Routine offside decisions were cleared up quickly, except for one aberration in Switzerland vs Qatar, and for once there were no major handball controversies.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of aberration
Noun
  • But on this night, three weeks after the birth of CHOP, the air is filled not with songs, chants and demands for justice, but with paranoia, menace, gunshots.
    — Sydney Brownstone, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Cady turns their lives into a trap of paranoia and, indeed, fear, while procuring plausible deniability to avoid consequences.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of paranoia

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