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
One large review did not find overall vitamin and mineral supplementation to have any meaningful effect on cognitive decline or the development of dementia.
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Jennifer Lefton, Ms, Rd/n, Cnsc, Fand, Verywell Health, 7 Feb. 2025
The following year, his wife, British model Emma Heming Willis, confirmed that his condition had progressed to frontotemporal dementia, which impacts the brain's frontal and temporal lobes.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Some of the brains came from patients who had been diagnosed with dementia.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
Figuring out how your genes and environment increase your likelihood of developing asthma, heart disease, cancer, dementia and other conditions can have life-changing consequences.
—Gary W. Miller, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2025
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Jennifer Lefton, Ms, Rd/n, Cnsc, Fand, Verywell Health, 7 Feb. 2025
The following year, his wife, British model Emma Heming Willis, confirmed that his condition had progressed to frontotemporal dementia, which impacts the brain's frontal and temporal lobes.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Some of the brains came from patients who had been diagnosed with dementia.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
Figuring out how your genes and environment increase your likelihood of developing asthma, heart disease, cancer, dementia and other conditions can have life-changing consequences.
—Gary W. Miller, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for dementia
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dementia
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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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Closing arguments in the murder trial of Tamera Laws, 28, ended on Friday, Jan. 31, with her attorney saying she should be found not guilty by reason of insanity, KSAT reports.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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Despite the conspiracy theories, Lawrence was found not guilty by reason of insanity at his trial in April 1835 after just five minutes of jury deliberation.—
Laura Kiniry,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Jan. 2025
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Post-Challengers churro hysteria, the 34-year-old has certainly cemented his status as one of the most in-demand stars of his generation.—
Riann Phillip,
Vogue,
31 Jan. 2025
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While others, including Danes and Americans, are entitled to their opinions, we should not be caught up in the hysteria and external pressures distract us from our path.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
26 Jan. 2025
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This species of madness that infects the nation Airman Bushnell’s moral sacrifice disdains.—
Kary Love,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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But with a few notable exceptions, America’s business leaders were silent about the sheer madness of Trump’s launching a trade war without legitimate justification.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2025
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However, while that order may have brought some clarity, it is accompanied by a series of other education policy initiatives that are injecting new uncertainty into a college sports landscape already grappling with legal and financial instability.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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Some of the candidates whose offers weren’t rescinded, Elliott said, declined the offers in part due to the recent instability.—
Jo Yurcaba,
NBC News,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Dementia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dementia. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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