English-Swedish translations for dementia

• demens en
  Det finns 44 000 personer på Irland med demens.There are 44 000 people in Ireland with dementia.
  Demens är ett stort problem som drabbar miljontals individer och familjer i EU.Dementia is a huge issue throughout Europe affecting millions of individuals and families.
  Demens innebär stort lidande för miljoner européer och deras familjer.Dementia means great suffering for millions of Europeans and their families.

Definition of dementia

• 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

Related words

• antidementia
• dementia praecox
• dementia with Lewy bodies
• dementia pugilistica
• semantic dementia
• premature dementia