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Sundowning
Meaning
Noun
●
In Medicine, Psychiatry & Psychology:
A state of
agitation
,
confusion
, or
delirium
, especially in patients
suffering
from Alzheimer's
disease
, which
begins
daily
at
nightfall
and which is
alleviated
by daylight.
Verb
●
present participle
and
gerund
of sundown
Sourced from
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Synonyms
Nocturnal Delirium
Sundowner Syndrome
Related
Dementia
Senility
Decompensating
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