senile dementia

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Definition of senile dementianext
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
  • Sleep, for instance, isn’t downtime but active maintenance, when the brain flushes out cellular waste in ways that may help stave off dementia.
    — Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Developed by researchers in the US, the remarkable new treatment could one day be used to treat patients in advanced stages of dementia by restoring the brain’s ability to recover from ongoing neurodegeneration.
    — Mike McRae August 30, New Atlas, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of dementia
Noun
  • AntiMood stabilizers support people who have mood swings because of conditions such as bipolar disorder, personality disorder and schizophrenia.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
  • He’d been diagnosed with schizophrenia, his autopsy report said.
    — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of schizophrenia
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  • The lack of offense was familiar, except for the aberration of Thursday night’s 18-run outburst against the Houston Astros.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Washington’s misadventure was not an aberration so much as the ultimate expression of the inherent vice of its Middle East strategy.
    — MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of aberration
Noun
  • Leaking secrets is bad for an organization, but comprehensive paranoia is worse, and that is what BlackNet would have produced.
    — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Yet rule by spy hunting and paranoia has also come with significant costs.
    — Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of paranoia

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