: It is the quality or state of being demented—characterized by irrationality, madness, or a loss of intellectual capacity.
Alzheimer?s Disease | Open Access Journals - Research and Reviews dementedness
: Today, medical experts and organizations like the Alzheimer's Society advise against using "demented" to describe people with cognitive disorders, as it is considered demeaning and stigmatizing. : It is the quality or state of
: Early medical literature used the term as a synonym for dementia , describing syndromes like Alzheimer's or late-stage neurodegenerative conditions. dementedness