general paralysis of the insane

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(Medicine / Pathology) a disease of the central nervous system: a late manifestation of syphilis, often occurring up to 15 years after the original infection, characterized by mental deterioration, speech defects, and progressive paralysis Abbreviation GPI Also called general paresis dementia paralytica

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