senilities
Age-related cognitive failures
Senilities is the plural of senility, the mental and physical deterioration associated with old age—particularly the decline of memory, reasoning, and cognitive function.
The plural appears when distinguishing types or instances: the various senilities of dementia, creeping senilities that come with advanced age.
Scientific study of senescence
- geriatricsMedicine for the elderly
- longevityDuration of existence
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
- octogenarianPerson in ninth decade
nonagenarian · centenarian · wrinkles · frailty · infirmity · decrepitude · dotage · superannuated
Degenerative brain disease
- neurodegenerationProgressive loss of neurons
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
- disorientationLoss of spatial awareness
- aphasiaNeurological language impairment
apraxia · agnosia · sundowning · wandering · incontinence
Lack of attention to surroundings
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
- disrememberFail to recall
- ramblingLong-winded and unfocused
- repetitionAct of redoing
gerontology
Scientific study of senescence
- geriatricsMedicine for the elderly
- longevityDuration of existence
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
octogenarian · nonagenarian · centenarian · wrinkles · frailty · infirmity · decrepitude · dotage · superannuated · pensioner
Alzheimer's
Degenerative brain disease
- neurodegenerationProgressive loss of neurons
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
- disorientationLoss of spatial awareness
aphasia · apraxia · agnosia · sundowning · wandering · incontinence
absentmindedness
Lack of attention to surroundings
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
- disrememberFail to recall
- ramblingLong-winded and unfocused
repetition · befuddlement · woolgathering · vagueness · haziness
senilitiesyouthfulness
State of being young
youth · juvenility · vitality · vibrancy · prime of life