Sundowning
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sundowning is a noun meaning present participle and gerund of sundown.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of sundown.
More Meanings
- (medicine, psychology, psychiatry) A state of agitation, confusion, or delirium, especially in patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease, which begins each evening and which is alleviated by daylight.
Example Sentences
Impaired judgment and sundowning (increased confusion when orienting cues diminish at night) often makes it necessary to restrict and protect the delirious patient.
Polysomnography and othersleep measures show sleep fragmentation with shortening of N3 sleep togetherwith excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and sundowning as the main findings in AD patients.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sunset, obtundation, dyssomnia, dysania, photosomnolence, insolation.
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