You’ve just reminded me of another term I’m curious about. What is senile dementia?
You’ve just reminded me of another term I’m curious about. What is senile dementia?
Senile dementia is a term used to refer to dementia in people 65 and olderprimarily dementias caused by progressive, degenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s. In fact, some people still refer to Alzheimer’s as senile dementia. The term senile dementia of the Alzheimer’s type is used for older individuals who have Alzheimer’s-like symptoms but whose disease has not been diagnosed with certainty. Traditionally, the term senile dementia was used to distinguish older Alzheimer’s victims from those whose disease occurred earlier in life.