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dementia

noun as in a brain disease/disorder

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All the above is set against a backdrop of paranoia, a common feature of this type of dementia.

Ravel’s death in 1937 was hastened by a rare form of dementia that robbed him of the ability to compose.

It’s like this with all of my friends at this age too, dementia here and there, stroked out over there, and even for my younger siblings, who are 49 because my parents had them late.

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The king is in frail health and said to have mild dementia.

Those who both listened to and played music on a regular basis had a 33 percent reduced risk of dementia and a 22 percent reduced risk of cognitive impairment.

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