GENERAL PARESIS

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N., Sam M.S.
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dementia associated with an advanced neurosyphilitic infection in the brain. It is now rare as it is diagnosed early now. First symptoms appear between 5 and 30 years after infection.

GENERAL PARESIS: "General paresis is a form of dementia."

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Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "GENERAL PARESIS," in PsychologyDictionary.org, May 11, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/general-paresis/ (accessed December 1, 2021).

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