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dementia praecox
[ dih-men-shuh pree-koks ]
dementia praecox
/ ˈːɒ /
noun
- a former name for schizophrenia
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of dementia praecox1
First recorded in 1895–1900; from New Latin: “precocious dementia”
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of dementia praecox1
C19: New Latin, literally: premature dementia
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The cause of her death, not revealed in the note or in her obituary in the Daily Press, was entered on her death certificate as “dementia praecox.”
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Aged 57, this man was diagnosed dementia praecox, paranoid, onset “more than 10 years ago.”
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Their collection contains brain, heart, liver and spleen tissues from about 1,400 autopsies, 95 of which are labeled "dementia praecox," an antiquated diagnosis similar to schizophrenia.
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There is no doubt of its close relationship to dementia praecox.
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There are cases of dementia praecox that only time can differentiate.
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