Aging is a natural stage of life, which implies gradual changes in the physiological system related to age. This process is influenced by genetic factors and habits adopted throughout life, which can result in senile aging.
Senility is characterized by a decrease in cognitive abilities or mental decline. This may include the person’s inability to concentrate, to recall information, and to properly judge a situation.
Getting senile is a very serious condition, as an older person might have trouble remembering who their own children are. Many people in nursing homes are senile, because their families aren't able to provide proper care.
Senile dementia is a mental disorder of gradual onset and continual progression, characterized by a certain type of memory impairment - namely an amnestic syndrome, the essential feature of which is severe impairment of immediate recall, shortened retention span, disorientation, loss of recent and remote memories and sometimes confabulations.
Two major types of senile dementia are identified as: those due to generalized “atrophy” (Alzheimer’s-type dementia) and those due to vascular problems (mainly, strokes). Senile dementia is often used when referring to Alzheimer’s disease.
Senile behavior
