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PRONUNCIATION OF SENILE DEMENTIA

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SENILE DEMENTIA

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Senile dementia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SENILE DEMENTIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

senile dementia

Dementia

Dementia is a broad category of brain diseases that cause long term loss of the ability to think and reason clearly that is severe enough to affect a person's daily functioning. For the diagnosis to be present it must be a change from how the person was previously. The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer's disease. Other forms include Lewy body dementia, vascular dementia, frontotemporal dementia, progressive supranuclear palsy, corticobasal degeneration, normal pressure hydrocephalus and Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease. Except for a few treatable types in most cases there is no cure. Cholinesterase inhibitors are often used early in the disease course; however, benefit appears to be slight. Cognitive and behavioral interventions may be appropriate. Educating and providing emotional support to the caregiver is of importance. Exercise programs are beneficial with respect to activities of daily living and potentially improving dementia. Dementia becomes more common with age. While only 3% of people between the ages of 65–74 have dementia, 47% of people over the age of 85 have some form of dementia. As more people are living longer, dementia is becoming more common.

Definition of senile dementia in the English dictionary

The definition of senile dementia in the dictionary is dementia starting in old age with no precipitating physical cause.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SENILE DEMENTIA

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WORDS THAT END LIKE SENILE DEMENTIA

absentia
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Constantia
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dementia
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Florentia
in absentia
kentia
Lentia
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Placentia
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Synonyms and antonyms of senile dementia in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «senile dementia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SENILE DEMENTIA

Find out the translation of senile dementia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of senile dementia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «senile dementia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

老年性痴呆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

demencia senil
570 millions of speakers

English

senile dementia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बूढ़ा मनोभ्रंश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خرف الشيخوخة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

старческое слабоумие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

demência senil
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বার্ধক্যজনিত স্মৃতিভ্রংশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la démence sénile
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Demensia demam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Altersdemenz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

老年性認知症
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

노인성 치매
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Senile dementia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mất trí nhớ do tuổi già
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வயதான முதுமை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जननेंद्रियाजन्य वेदना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Senil bunama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

la demenza senile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

otępienie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

старече слабоумство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

demența senilă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γεροντική άνοια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

seniele demensie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

senil demens
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

senil demens
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of senile dementia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SENILE DEMENTIA»

The term «senile dementia» is regularly used and occupies the 74.820 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SENILE DEMENTIA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about senile dementia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SENILE DEMENTIA»

Discover the use of senile dementia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to senile dementia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dementia and Normal Aging
Senile dementia was in any case a rather amorphous conception with indistinct boundaries from natural aging. In this way we entered the 'dark ages'. The 'dark ages' During the middle part of the present century, we neglected the dementias  ...
Felicia A. Huppert, Carol Brayne, Daniel W. O'Connor, 1994
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The History of Mental Symptoms: Descriptive Psychopathology ...
It is not actually the same as senile dementia, but there is no scientific difference' (my italics).89 All five types of dementia were incurable and 'the medical profession outside of public institutions has little to do with its treatment or management.
G. E. Berrios, 1996
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The Neuropathology of Dementia
In the same year that Alzheimer described his case, Fischer, who was working with Pick in Prague, reported the presence of senile plaques, then called miliary necrosis or miliary foci, in 1 2 of 1 6 cases of what was called senile dementia ...
Margaret M. Esiri, Virginia M.-Y. Lee, John Q. Trojanowski, 2004
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Evidence based Dementia Practice
Senile dementia and Alzheimer's disease In his Lectures on Clinical Psychiatry ( 1913) Kraepelin confirmed his view that senile dementia was 'an exaggeration of normal senility' resulting from poor cerebral circulation and brain atrophy.
Nawab Qizilbash, Lon S. Schneider, Henry Brodaty, 2008
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Aging and Old Age
To avoid confusing normal cognitive aging with dementia requires distinguishing carefully among the following terms: (1) Alzheimer's disease, or, as it nowadays is often called, SDAT (Senile Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type), (2) dementia, ...
Richard A. Posner, 1995
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Lippincott's Manual of Psychiatric Nursing Care Plans
Psychiatric manifestations include depression, dementia, and delirium, which have become more prevalent as successful treatment of individuals has extended life expectancy. • Senile dementia (in clients over age 65) or presenile dementia ...
Judith M. Schultz, Sheila L. Videbeck, 2009
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Alzheimer's Disease: A Century of Scientific and Clinical ...
Kraepelin made this distinction despite the fact that the pathological hallmarks, clinical symptoms, and natural history of both pre-senile and senile dementia were virtually identical. Age of onset appeared to be the only criteria on which the  ...
George Perry, 2006
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Handbook of Clinical Behavior Therapy with the Elderly Client
The primary degenerative disorders are senile dementia and Alzheimer's disease, also known as dementia of the Alzheimer's type or senile dementia of the Alzheimer's type. Currently there is debate regarding the proper classification of the ...
Patricia A. Wisocki, 1991
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Dementia 3Ed
report) on the presence of neurofibrillar bundles in senile dementia (p. 450). Likewise, the association of plaques with dementia was not a novelty: Beljahow ( 1889) had reported them in 1887, and so had Redlich and Leri few years later ...
David Ames, Alistair Burns, John O'Brien, 2005
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2014 ICD-9-CM for Hospitals, Volumes 1, 2 and 3 Standard Edition
Revised deleted Deleted Excludes Includes 290.2 290.3 290.4 290.8 290.9 291 291.0 291.1 291.2 291.3 291.4 291.5 Senile dementia with delusional or depressive features Excludes senile dementia: NOS (290.0) with delirium ...
Carol J. Buck, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SENILE DEMENTIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term senile dementia is used in the context of the following news items.
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A tragic-comedy to tell senile dementia
This is an Austrian production which wants to describe the daily life of old people with dementia. Fantasy, dream or reality…what is the difference when one gets ... «West - Welfare Society Territory, Jun 15»
2
Testing elderly drivers for dementia
Under the revisions, those found to have senile dementia must give up their driver's licenses. The revisions are welcome because drivers with senile dementia ... «The Japan Times, Jan 15»
3
What happens when your dog gets Alzheimer's
When I explain such anxiety to owners of senile dogs, I often refer to a scene in the ... and getting lots of aerobic exercise can delay the onset of senile dementia. «Washington Post, Jan 15»
4
Barbara Walters Suffers from Senile Dementia, Friends Fear
Friends fear that she might be suffering from senile dementia because she's been having memory lapses and is often confused about her surroundings. «Softpedia, Oct 14»
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How to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease
"Senile dementia and Alzheimer's disease were both significantly higher in people with low levels of vitamin D, compared to those with normal levels, when ... «Deseret News, Aug 14»
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Vitamin D: Low levels 'can double dementia risk'
Senile dementia and Alzheimer's disease were both significantly higher in people with low levels of vitamin D, compared to those with normal levels, when ... «The Independent, Aug 14»
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Cynics may be at greater risk of developing dementia
The findings suggest that a person's psychological makeup could play a role in determining their predisposition to senile dementia, along with factors such as ... «The Independent, May 14»
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School Work Prevents Senile Dementia
Cognitive decline is among the most dreaded consequences of old age and disease. Few things undermine a person's ability, opportunities, and independence ... «Scientific American, Jul 13»
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Future of senile dementia
The health and welfare ministry says that the number of elderly people suffering from senile dementia and in need of nursing care has topped 3 million this year. «The Japan Times, Oct 12»
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Garcia Marquez has Dementia, Brother Says
Colombian Nobel Prize-winning novelist Gabriel García Márquez suffers from senile dementia but still maintains his good sense of humor, joy and enthusiasm, ... «Fox News, Jul 12»

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