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Recent Examples of senile dementia
Age and Memory: The hippocampus plays an important role in memory and is one of the brain regions most affected by senile dementia.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for senile dementia
Noun
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Regular exercise and movement amp up blood flow to the brain and slow the onset of memory loss and dementia.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Unmarried older adults in the U.S. were less likely to develop dementia than those who were married, according to a new study of 24,000 Americans.—
Carly Mallenbaum,
Axios,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Multiple studies like this one have identified mitochondrial dysfunction in depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia, suggesting that energy failure may be a unifying pathway in many psychiatric conditions.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Antipsychotics Antipsychotics are medications used to treat serious mental health conditions like major depressive disorder and schizophrenia.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Verywell Health,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As Allen tells the Guardian, these developments aren’t aberrations from tarot’s beginnings but instead represent a natural progression.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Apr. 2025
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Trump’s attempts to ignore or bully Congress look like a natural progression, not an aberration.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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Though Dillingham was never diagnosed, E.A. (short for Elizabeth Anne) believes her mom suffered from bipolar disorder, leading to episodes of paranoia and delusion.—
Eliza Thompson,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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And some of his problems stemmed from his own paranoia.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Senile dementia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senile%20dementia. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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