dementia
dementia
Definition
de·men·tia (di men′s̸hə)
noun
- Obsolete insanity; madness
- Psychiatry a disorder of the mind affecting perception, memory, and judgment, characterized by reduced ability to remember, control muscular movements, recognize familiar objects and sounds, etc.
Etymology: L, insanity < demens: see dement
dementia
Synonyms
dementia
n.
dementia
Usage Examples
Converse of subject
- affect: For Dementia The mission of For dementia is to improve the quality of life for people affected by dementia.
Converse of object
- develop: What can we do to reduce our risk of developing dementia?
- suffer: Similarly, patients who have suffered a stroke which involves a deprivation of oxygen are much more likely to suffer dementia.
- treat: What REMINYL is used for REMINYL is used to treat dementia in Alzheimer's disease.
- associate: Dementia associated with low DHA levels Dementia now affects about 47 % of the population over 80 years of age in Western countries.
- prevent: However, the longest running study of the effects of smoking has confirmed beyond all doubt that smoking does not prevent dementia.
Adjective modifier
- senile: She has senile dementia, doesn't know us, often calls him " Daddy " .
- frontotemporal: Having the test for frontotemporal dementia by Louise Butler I have two memories of my grandad.
- fronto-temporal: It was then that the psychiatrist mentioned fronto-temporal dementia.
- semantic: Please, has anyone any further simple ideas that might occupy someone with semantic dementia at home during the long winter evenings?
- vascular: Aspirin may also help to reduce the risk of strokes, which may cause vascular dementia.
- pre-senile: This will include: Alzheimers disease a clinically established diagnosis of Alzheimers disease ( pre-senile dementia ).
Modifies a noun
- sufferer: Dementia â the case of a dementia sufferer being charged for their care was highlighted.
- care: They have a dementia illness with dementia care needs.
- mapping: Dementia care mapping to improve the patient's healthcare journey has been introduced.
- diagnosis: Advances in brain structural and functional imaging provide the best prospects for improvement in vascular dementia diagnosis.
- patient: I also assist with the collection of data for many specific projects involving Semantic dementia patients.
Noun used with modifier
- multi-infarct: Unlike multi-infarct dementia major stroke risk factors are not present in CADASIL.
- early-onset: There is not much research in Oxford into early-onset dementia.
- onset: Capital Win The young onset dementia team have been nationally recognized twice in recent months for their work with young people with dementia.
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