| 单词 | sundowner syndrome |
| 释义 | > as lemmassundowner syndrome sundowner syndrome n. (also sundowner's syndrome, sundowners syndrome, sundowners' syndrome and with capital initials.) originally and chiefly U.S. a syndrome in which a person suffering from dementia (typically Alzheimer's in the middle stages) exhibits a marked increase in symptoms, such as disorientation, agitation, delusions, etc., towards the end of the day or during the night. ΚΠ 1975 W. B. Miller in C. P. Rosenbaum & J. E. Beebe Psychiatric Treatm. xxx. 477/1 The so-called sundowner syndrome, where a hospitalized patient seems to have clear mentation during the day but as soon as the sun goes down (i.e., when both physical and social stimulation decrease) develops confusion and becomes a management problem. 1984 Register (Orange County, Calif.) 4 July d4/6 These meetings serve another..purpose: Here..a wife can moan about her husband's Sundowner's syndrome, the constant pacing and crying that prevents her from sleeping at night. 1997 D. Meyers Client Teaching Guides Home Health Care (ed. 2) 80/1 (list) The caregiver can list signs and symptoms of dementia... Sundowners syndrome (confusion increases at night). 2014 M. H. Manasco Introd. Neurogenic Communication Disorders ix. 214/2 Also common is sundowner syndrome... Individuals..may present as only mildly impaired during the daytime but then their cognitive and emotional state changes for the worse at nighttime. < as lemmas |
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