onset of dementia
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dementia
noun[U]
uk/dɪˈmen.ʃə/us/dɪˈmen.ʃə/
a medical condition that affects especially old people, causing the memory and other mental abilities to gradually become worse, and leading to ...
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Family households differ considerably in their reaction to theonsetofdementiain an older member.
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Clinicians will be able to target older depressed patients at risk for later dementia with interventions designed to prevent or delayonsetofdementia.
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The respondents cited theonsetofdementiaand similar degenerative conditions as barriers to the exercise of legal rights.
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Theonsetofdementiaor the presence of poorly managed incontinence, for example, can result in the withdrawal of informal support from non-kin.
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Other cross-sectional case control studies investigating history of depression beforeonsetofdementiahave revealed conflicting results.
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There are some risk factors associated with theonsetofdementia.
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Theonsetofdementiais very different from its terminal stages, so care needs will change over time.
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I agree with you that we need fully coordinated research to understand better how to prevent or delay theonsetofdementia.
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Alternatively, are we seeing a new pattern of disease with a different kind of presentation and a differentonsetofdementia?
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His last years were affected by theonsetofdementia.
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He had stopped functioning publicly after theonsetofdementiaseveral years prior to his death.
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It has developed services for people who are physically frail or suffering from theonsetofdementia, chronic neurological conditions, respite care, intermediate care and rehabilitation, terminal care.
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