Want to use Dementia correctly in a sentence? These 20 example sentences show the word in context, together with its meaning.
Dementia in a sentence
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Dementia meaning
- A progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Areas particularly affected include memory, attention, judgement, language and problem solving.
- Madness or insanity.
Synonyms of Dementia
Example sentences (20)
An appeal is being made for the return of a pair of special shoes which belong to a pensioner with vascular dementia.
And he was still there, an ever-present at United games even as the awful debilitation of dementia began to grip.
A 2020 study published in The Lancet found that hearing loss doubles the risk of developing dementia for older adults.
Age UK North Yorkshire and Darlington’s Dementia Day Care provides a range of services and activities for older people.
And according to one GP, there are a handful of early warning signs to look out for that may indicate the onset of dementia.
As a former GP, I realise the significance of people getting extra help with dementia and that includes the families as well.
A free platform where you can share your experiences with dementia, ask others for advice, and read about how others cope with it.
From telling friends about Dementia Friends to visiting someone you know living with dementia, every action counts.
Salisbury Area Dementia Networking Group ran the event last week to share information and support about dementia.
According to Dementia Australia, the disease used to describe the loss of memory is the second leading cause of death of all Australians.
In a year and a half, the Dementia Support service has assisted over 500 dementia sufferers, their carers and families.
There’s more to a person than dementia: It’s essential to recognize that a diagnosis of dementia does not define a person.
Middle stages As dementia progresses, the symptoms first experienced in the early stages of the dementia generally worsen.
A family has been left devastated after brothers, aged just six and two, were diagnosed with a rare disease that will lead to childhood dementia.
Music for People with Dementia is part of the Dementia Friendly Community Initiative started in Lacombe a couple of years ago.
Frontotemporal dementia Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is characterized by drastic personality changes and language difficulties.
Statistics show every three minutes someone in the UK develops dementia and there are around 944,000 people living with dementia.
A good chunk of people’s resilience to dementia comes from early life education.
A new group also recently started for those diagnosed with early-onset dementia.
After two decades, 1,771 participants — or 13 percent — had developed dementia.
Common combinations with dementia
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- with dementia 50×
- of dementia 30×
- dementia care 19×
- dementia and 17×
- and dementia 15×
- dementia is 12×
- dementia in 11×
- dementia praecox 9×
- to dementia 9×
- dementia uk 9×
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