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dementia

[dih-men-shuh, -shee-uh] / dɪˈmɛn ʃə, -ʃi ə /


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This is the dilemma Laura Sides faced when she was offered a test for the rare form of early onset dementia that her dad was diagnosed with in his 40s.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Burns adds: "The NHS and social care are under such huge pressure and dementia cases are rising - it's not always easy to get the support you need."

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Together, these changes could increase the likelihood of cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease, and other forms of dementia.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

To be clear, I’m not sitting here rubbing my hands with glee, thinking I’m immune to dementia or a heart attack and I’ll stay young forever.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026

I have vascular dementia, the doctor told me, and there was some comfort to be had.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

In turn, targeted therapies will either prevent Alzheimer’s in the first place or convert it and other progressive dementias into chronically manageable or even curable conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

Medicare and Medicaid are expected to cover $263 billion, or 64%, of the total healthcare and long-term-care payments for people living with Alzheimer’s or other dementias.

From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026

Meinor loved her job in public health, and had been developing a program for Alzheimer’s and related dementias.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026

It could also help identify people at higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, even before any symptoms appear.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 22, 2026

In benign stupor purely mental stimuli may change the whole clinical picture abruptly and with this produce a change in the intellectual functioning such as we never see in organic dementias or clouded states.

From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by John T. (John Thompson) MacCurdy


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