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Recent Examples of senile dementia
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.
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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
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
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Numerous studies have shown a link between not wearing hearing aids and the progression of dementia in people with hearing loss.Mill Etienne, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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But his defense attorneys had argued that Girardi’s dementia and ongoing cognitive decline warranted keeping him out of prison and in the memory care ward of his Orange County nursing home.Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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The former street performer was homeless, suffered from schizophrenia and had synthetic marijuana in his system.Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2024
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The National Institutes of Health estimates that 30 percent of schizophrenia cases among men aged 21-30 are caused by cannabis.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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That figure is in line with his career average (33.4%) with his 36.9% figure last season likely being more of an aberration.Rahat Huq, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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Fans expected those back-to-back unbeaten regular seasons to be the norm instead of the aberration.Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024
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The descent into paranoia is both deeply unsettling...and frighteningly familiar.Travis Bean, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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The 1950s arguably produced the most classic science fiction films, fed by post-World War II paranoia over the hydrogen bomb, rapid technological change, fear of Soviet expansion and communist infiltration of American society.Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Senile dementia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senile%20dementia. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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