Dementia

Definitions

1. A progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Areas particularly affected include memory, attention, judgement, language and problem solving.
   uncountable, usually
2. Madness or insanity.
   uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“Similar studies of rats have⟳ employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release⟳ systems— […]. Such a slow-release device containing angiogenic factors could be placed on the pia mater covering the cerebral cortex and tested in persons with senile dementia in long term studies.”

“In recent years some clinical trials involving potential dementia drugs have⟳ had disappointing setbacks.”

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