Researchers injected ethyl alcohol into 16 tarsometatarsal joints (lowest hock joint) of normal, sound horses. They injected 4 mL of either 70% or 95% ethyl alcohol.
For other uses, see Dementia (disambiguation). Dementia, also known as senility, is a broad category of brain diseases that cause a long term and often gradual decrease in the ability to think and remember that is great enough to affect a person's daily functioning. Other common symptoms include emotional problems, problems with language, and a decrease in motivation.
Dementia is a loss of brain function that occurs with certain diseases. It affects memory, thinking, language, judgment, and behavior. Dementia usually occurs in older age. It is rare in people under age 60. The risk of dementia increases as a person gets older.