dementia
noun Psychiatry.
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Origin of dementia
Examples from the Web for dementia
Contemporary Examples of dementia
Depending on what parts of the brain are impacted, the person can develop forms of dementia and personality changes.
Later, cognitive and behavioral problems can occur; dementia is not uncommon.
The Burden Robin Williams Carried: Diagnosed With Parkinson’s and DepressionDr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad
August 15, 2014
Perhaps there is no better example of this than the way in which we treat our elders living with dementia.
In my opinion, it is the most inspiring film about dementia out there today.
We have learned that music uses a side door into a part of the mind that is relatively undamaged by dementia.
Historical Examples of dementia
The sufferer from Dementia forgets his promises, however serious they may be.
Criminal ManGina Lombroso-Ferrero
In prison his dementia returned and he stayed there two years.
In Our TownWilliam Allen White
Dementia is the final stage in the cases that become chronic.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and MutilationAustin O'Malley
Every type of madness may there be studied, from dementia and melancholia to mania.
Old and New Paris, v. 2Henry Sutherland Edwards
For confirmation, see my "Psychology of Dementia Prcox," p. 103.