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dementia

noun as in a brain disease/disorder

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What I found was an understaffed home that didn't have the right mix of staff to deal with the basic needs of residents, particularly those with dementia.

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The company still runs a dementia unit in the same building.

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Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia in the UK - but its exact cause is not yet fully understood.

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It is associated with symptoms including memory loss, depression and progressive dementia.

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The disease runs through families, relentlessly kills brain cells and resembles a combination of dementia, Parkinson's and motor neurone disease.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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