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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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Older adults whose cholesterol levels change over time might be tied to a greater risk of dementia, according to a new study.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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That pollution comes from many sources, including fossil fuel combustion and wildfire smoke, and has been linked to health risks, including a higher risk of cardiovascular problems and earlier onset of dementia.—
Alejandra Borunda,
NPR,
29 Jan. 2025
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She was born in Louisville, Ky., the daughter of a man with schizophrenia who, in 1983, decapitated a 76-year-old woman.—
Eric Jason Martin Krish Seenivasan Aaron Esposito Quinton Kamara,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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Six months later, the FDA approved the first new drug for schizophrenia in 30 years, Cobenfy.—
Alice Park,
TIME,
24 Dec. 2024
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Eight years ago, there was a serious debate inside the Republican Party about whether Mr. Trump was an aberration and whether his takeover could be managed or unwound.—
Shane Goldmacher,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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With every passing season, the more the Pete Carroll era looks like an aberration instead of a realistic standard to which the program should be held.—
Dylan Hernández,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Dec. 2024
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Schlesinger’s The Day of the Locust doesn’t do justice to West’s paranoia, yet its remoteness captures the liberal Hollywood apathy that no longer identifies with American domesticity and sees its own working class as existing merely to perpetuate ruling-class superiority.—
Armond White,
National Review,
31 Jan. 2025
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Emmi and cinematographer Ethan Palmer approached the project with some creative intentions, switching between aspect ratios and video formats and employing quick cuts in an attempt to illustrate the way Lucas’ mind switches between anxiety, paranoia, and lust.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Senile dementia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senile%20dementia. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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