Lewy body dementia

a specific type of dementia associated with the presence of abnormal proteins called Lewy bodies in the brain. It is characterized by hallucinations and delusions occurring early in the disease process, marked day-to-day fluctuations in cognition, and spontaneous parkinsonism. [Friedrich Heinrich Lewy (1885–1950), German neurologist]

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January 3rd 2025

syphilis

n. a contagious disease caused by infection with the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum. Syphilis is usually a sexually transmitted disease, but it can be transmitted through a break or cut in the skin or mucous membrane; it can also be transmitted by an infected pregnant woman to an unborn child. Untreated, syphilis progressively destroys body tissues, particularly those of the heart and nervous system. See also cerebral syphilis; general paresis.