dementia
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The mustached southerner, yachting enthusiast and philanthropist, whose empire also included sports clubs, had been suffering from the degenerative disease Lewy Body Dementia.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
Published online April 3 in Alzheimer's & Dementia, the research included data from about 285,000 patients treated at four NYU Langone hospitals and roughly 85,000 individuals from the Veteran's Health Administration.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
Jim Pearson, the charity's deputy chief executive and chairman of Childhood Dementia Scotland, said in the report that childhood dementia remained "largely invisible" within health, social care and education systems.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Dementia is a special illness, and it can take a long time to run its course.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026
Specifically, attention had already been fixed on the study of the so-called functional psychoses, comprising what are generally termed Dementia Pr�cox and Manic-Depressive Insanity.
From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by MacCurdy, John T. (John Thompson)
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