Terry Prone: It’s no mystery that the little grey cells need to be exercised regularly

British mystery author Agatha Christie autographing French editions of her books, circa 1950.

A new word, today, for readers to consider.

Dementiachondria. A freshly invented noun, describing a condition whereby the sufferer attributes their every ailment to oncoming undiagnosed dementia consequent upon age. Just as normal bog standard hypochondria doesn’t exclude the possibility of the owner actually being sick, indeed, very sick, dementiachondria does not mean that you’re not really halfway down the slippery slope. It just means you live in a welter of potential symptoms and possible significances.