_He has no experience in elected office — in these demented times, that was part of his popular appeal.
Often with good cause, Alastair Campbell was driven demented at times by non-stories running out of control, forced to work sleeplessly in an attempt to rebut them.
Twenty eight subjects already demented at the time of blood collection were not included in the present analysis; in addition, 51 subjects who died or refused to participate to the follow-up after the blood sampling were also excluded.
It may carry a grave prognosis, such as becoming demented within a short time (2%–25% annual conversion to AD), although many people remain stable, deteriorate slowly, and a surprising number even improve spontaneously (Bowen et al 1997; Kluger et al 1999; Petersen et al 1999; Ganguli et al 2004).
That mood returns in full force, though, as Mr. Snyder and the screenwriters, David Hayter and Alex Tse, demonstrate remarkable, at times almost demented, fidelity to the original.
It's like a junkyard composed by someone both mildly demented and with too much time on his hands.
As MMSE or ADAS-cog could not always be considered due to the cognitive impairment of the participants (MMSE scores ≤10), we used the Test for Severe Impairment (TSI), 14 which has been shown to be a valid measure to cognitive changes over time in severely demented patients.
I'm not sure why I'm such a ridiculous sucker for Mary Poppins, but it's still one of the very few children's films (see also The Jungle Book, Pinnochio, Oliver!) I have sat through 148 times without becoming demented.
One of the shocks of "12 Years a Slave" is that it reminds you how infrequently stories about slavery have been told on the big screen, which is why it's easy to name exceptions, like Richard Fleischer's demented, at times dazzling 1975 film, "Mandingo".
Davis, however, revived it with a couple of popular horror films including 1962's "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" where she played a demented one-time child star.
