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dementia
[ dih-men-shuh, -shee-uh ]
noun
- a condition characterized by progressive, persistent, severe impairment of intellectual capacity, including memory loss, confusion, and emotional instability, resulting from the loss of or damage to neurons in the brain.
dementia
/ -ʃɪə; dɪˈmɛnʃə /
noun
- a state of serious emotional and mental deterioration, of organic or functional origin
dementia
/ »åÄ-³¾Ä•²Ô′²õ³óÉ™ /
- Deterioration of intellectual faculties, such as memory, concentration, and judgment, sometimes accompanied by emotional disturbance and personality changes. Dementia is caused by organic damage to the brain (as in Alzheimer's disease), head trauma, metabolic disorders, or the presence of a tumor.
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- »å±ð·³¾±ð²Ô·³Ù¾±²¹±ô adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of dementia1
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When “Common Side Effects†explores this further, analyzing the mushroom’s effects on Frances’ mother, who has dementia, the series strikes a stunning emotional core.
David remembers the moment he found his elderly stepfather, John, unkempt and suffering from dementia, living alone in an unclean hotel room.
A former police officer has been spared a jail sentence over his fatal decision to Taser a 95-year-old woman with dementia symptoms at an Australia aged care home.
"Diagnoses such as MND, probable CTE, Parkinson's and dementia are incredibly serious and we believe this is a problem on an industrial scale."
Reverend Ivan Warwick and businessman Douglas Stewart then sold the farmhouse and drained the bank accounts of the vulnerable victims, one of whom had dementia and the other two who were diagnosed later.
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