Sundown syndrome
Nature
Sundown syndrome is a year-round condition affecting the elderly, and it is linked to the hours before sunset. The symptoms are increased agitation and confusion in late afternoon and early evening. The syndrome may be related to the seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and is thought to be depressive in nature.
Claim
It was previously thought that only senile patients had the Sundown syndrome, but in 1997 it was shown that elderly people with normal cognitive functioning also had it.
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Metadata
Database
World problems
Type
(G) Very specific problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
- Medicine » Pathology
Content quality
Yet to rate
Language
English
1A4N
J0976
DOCID
12009760
D7NID
135514
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Last update
Dec 3, 2024