as in schizophrenia
a serious mental disorder that prevents one from living a safe and normal life
doctors were able to treat the patient's dementia with drugs and thus allow him to function on his own
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Recent Examples of dementia
Not to mention, researchers feel strongly about semaglutide’s eventual use helping to treat dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
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Korin Miller, Flow Space, 4 Dec. 2024
Now nearing her 18th birthday, Luna faces challenges like dementia and other health issues, but continues to embody joy and resilience.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
For older people specifically, research has shown potential cognitive benefits along with a possible decrease in dementia risk.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2024
In August, police found a mummified dead body of a man on a toilet, while investigating the disappearance of an elderly woman with dementia.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2024
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Korin Miller, Flow Space, 4 Dec. 2024
Now nearing her 18th birthday, Luna faces challenges like dementia and other health issues, but continues to embody joy and resilience.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
For older people specifically, research has shown potential cognitive benefits along with a possible decrease in dementia risk.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2024
In August, police found a mummified dead body of a man on a toilet, while investigating the disappearance of an elderly woman with dementia.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dementia
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Each lawyer, then, in his or her own way, played a part in creating a caricature: Danny, the kid in a tough situation trying his best to do the right thing; Mr. Neely, that malodorous man with schizophrenia stoking passengers’ fears on the subway.Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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No one gene, however, determines one’s risk of developing schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
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The legal team for Ryan Routh, the man accused of trying to assassinate then-presidential candidate Donald Trump at a Florida golf course in September, is considering an insanity defense.Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
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That’s still a bit shy, though, of the insanity that surrounded Stanley cups at their peak.Chris Morris, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
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The sightings have provoked hysteria among residents and fears of in-air collisions with commercial planes and helicopters.Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024
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Under the direction of David Tedeschi, the film brings back the tears of hysteria that accompanied the band’s every move in the U.S., and generates some fresh tears from some of its contemporary interview subjects, who tell how the band’s advent changed their lives.Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Dec. 2024
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But what of the apologists for madness and criminality, the comfortable sophists who invert morality to score partisan points?Matthew Continetti, National Review, 14 Dec. 2024
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Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hard Truths Plenty of 2024 movies were of the mind that the only way to respond to a world gone mad is with more madness.Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024
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The move has raised alarm during a period of potential instability as Syria navigates its transition away from 53 years of Assad rule.Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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President Joe Biden vowed to support the region amid a moment of instability.Alexandra Banner, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Dementia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dementia. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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