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 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 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
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Noun
  • Though its symptoms mimic those of dementia, NPH is reversible and can be treated with surgery to implant valves that allow CSF to drain into the chest or abdomen rather than the brain.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 23 May 2025
  • Devon lives with her father (Bill Camp), who is in early stages of dementia and requires considerable looking after.
    Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • In addition to multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, the proposal passed by the state Senate would permanently extend an existing law prohibiting step therapy for schizophrenia, major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder, which was set to sunset on January 1, 2027.
    Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 23 May 2025
  • Purdy’s defense attorneys had hoped to call his mother to the witness stand to present evidence of her history of mental illness, drug addiction, alcoholism, schizophrenia and alcohol abuse during her pregnancy with Purdy.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • Nina’s challenge is twofold: to get Jim to trust her enough to provide usable intel on Ezra, and to gain the respect of her FBI colleagues, most of whom treat her like an aberration or an inconvenience.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 May 2025
  • The first two games of their second-round series with the defending champs have proved to be an aberration.
    Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Unlike its counterpart, THC, CBD offers no high and no paranoia.
    Valerie Butler, Essence, 19 May 2025
  • David and the rest of the Kaczynski family had no idea that Ted’s increasing paranoia and isolation were turning violent.
    Serge F. Kovaleski, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025

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“Senile dementia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senile%20dementia. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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