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Senile Dementia Definition
Common names:
  • Confusion due to Senile Dementia
  • Dementia Senile
  • Senile Dementia
  • Senility
An elderly person with senile dementia slowly loses brain function, resulting in difficulties with behavior, communication, learning, and memory. Images

About 10% of individuals after the age of 70 have some degree of senile dementia. Symptoms of dementia worsen over time.

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Last Updated: Sep 10, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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