Dementia
51Dementia Research Centre — The Dementia Research Centre (DRC) is part of University College London s Department of Neurodegenerative Disease. The DRC is part of the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in Queen Square, London and is affiliated with the Hospital …
52Dementia praecox — Der Begriff Dementia praecox (démence précoce) geht zurück auf den französischen Psychiater Benedict Augustin Morel. In seinem 1860 erschienen Werk Traite des Maladies Mentales bezeichnete er damit die Erkrankung eines Jugendlichen, der… …
53dementia precox — noun see dementia praecox * * * dementia praecox or dementia precox /prēˈkoks/ noun An older name for schizophrenia • • • Main Entry: ↑dement …
54Dementia, MELAS — MELAS is the acronym for Mitochondrial Encephalopathy, Lactic Acidosis, and Strokelike episodes. MELAS is a form of dementia. It is caused by mutations in the genetic material (DNA) in the mitochondria. While most of our DNA is in the chromosomes …
55dementia of the Alzheimer type — [DSM IV] dementia occurring in Alzheimer disease, being of insidious onset and gradually progressive course, with histopathological changes characteristic of Alzheimer disease that are not due to other central nervous system, systemic, or… …
56dementia praecox — /damensh(iy)a priykoks/ A term used to include a wide range of mental disorders which occur in early life. It is also called adolescent insanity and schizophrenia. Dementia praecox includes three types, namely, primary dementia, catatonia, and… …
57dementia praecox — /damensh(iy)a priykoks/ A term used to include a wide range of mental disorders which occur in early life. It is also called adolescent insanity and schizophrenia. Dementia praecox includes three types, namely, primary dementia, catatonia, and… …
58dementia praecox — noun Etymology: New Latin, literally, premature dementia Date: 1899 schizophrenia …
59dementia praecox — /pree koks/, Psychiatry. schizophrenia. [1895 1900; < NL: precocious dementia] * * * …
60dementia syndrome of depression — reversible dementia occurring in association with depression in the elderly, the cognitive deficits resolving with treatment of the depression …
