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dementia paralytica
dementia paralytica Dementia paralytica, or general paralysis, is described as a progressive brain disease marked by characteristic tissue changes and often linked chiefly to syphilis.
Dementia paralytica, or general paralysis, is described as a progressive brain disease marked by characteristic tissue changes and often linked chiefly to syphilis. The passage presents it as affecting nervous, vascular, and supporting brain tissues, with degeneration especially prominent in motor regions and sometimes beginning with spinal symptoms.