general paresis of the insane
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- general paresis (short form), GPI (initialism)
Noun
[edit]general paresis of the insane (uncountable)
- (pathology) A neuropsychiatric disorder caused by late-stage syphilis, and characterized by fatigue, headaches, insomnia, personality changes, delusions, etc. [from 19th c.]
- 1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 487:
- General paresis was described in 1822 by Antoine Laurent Bayle (1799–1858).
Synonyms
[edit]- (neuropsychiatric disorder caused by syphilis): general paralysis of the insane, paralytic dementia
Translations
[edit]neuropsychiatric disorder caused by syphilis
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Further reading
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general paresis of the insane on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
