mental deterioration

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There had been appearances that showed his mental deterioration before that, and there would be others afterward.

From Slate • Jan. 9, 2026

Press should report this as incoherent, displaying mental deterioration.

From Salon • Aug. 13, 2024

All displayed signs of mental deterioration associated with head trauma.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2022

The symptoms of Huntington’s disease, mental deterioration and uncontrollable movements, usually do not appear until middle age.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018

As I show in my report, these and other physical and mental deterioration syndromes can be predicted with statistically significant results by the application of my new formula.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes