A condition resembling dementia but from which the patient recovers (or may recover); (in later use) specifically that seen in depressed elderly patients.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Lancet.
Definition of pseudodementia in US English:
pseudodementia
noun
Medicine
A condition resembling dementia but from which the patient recovers (or may recover); (in later use) specifically that seen in depressed elderly patients.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Lancet.