Question

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What eponym do doctors and laypeople use for the disease described below?



_______ is the eponym used to refer to a type of progressive dementia which causes confusion, short-term memory loss, and restlessness.

Answer 1

The answer you're looking for is: Alzheimer's.

Answer 2

Alzheimer's is the eponym used to refer to a type of progressive dementia which causes confusion, short-term memory loss, and restlessness.

The common symptoms of Alzheimer's include- memory loss of recent events, trouble in understanding visual images, confusion with time or place, poor judgment etc.