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dementia

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


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And as a bonus, there is virtually zero risk of the repeated helmet-to-helmet hitting linked to chronic traumatic encephalopathy and early-onset dementia.

From Los Angeles Times

I have a teenager, and I have a mom who is 78 and has dementia.

From MarketWatch

In 2025, research in the journal Nature Medicine estimated the lifetime risk of dementia at 42% after age 55, more than double previous estimates.

From MarketWatch

A large UK study involving more than 165,000 people with dementia has found that the drug risperidone is linked to a higher risk of stroke in all groups of patients.

From Science Daily

For the undiagnosed, one patient said some with the condition wrongly "worry they have dementia".

From BBC