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单词 sundowning
释义

sundowning

English

Etymology

sundown + -ing

Noun

sundowning (uncountable)

  1. (medicine, psychology, psychiatry) 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.
    • 1986, Norma Sullivan and Barry Fogel, "Could This Be Delirium?," The American Journal of Nursing, vol. 86, no. 12, p. 1363,
      Impaired judgment and sundowning (increased confusion when orienting cues diminish at night) often makes it necessary to restrict and protect the delirious patient.

Synonyms

  • nocturnal delirium
  • sundowner syndrome
  • sundowner

Verb

sundowning

  1. present participle of sundown

See also

  • seasonal affective disorder
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