noun
paralytic dementia
Medical term for dementia accompanied by paralysis; historically associated with neurosyphilis (general paresis). See also 進行麻痺.
See also: 進行麻痺
麻痺性痴呆は、進行麻痺の一症状として現れることがある。
Paralytic dementia can appear as a symptom of general paresis.
進行麻痺 (general paresis) is the broader condition, often caused by neurosyphilis; 麻痺性痴呆 specifically refers to the dementia aspect of that condition.
Compound of 麻痺 (paralysis), 性 (-like, of that nature), and 痴呆 (dementia). The term is a direct medical compound.