English Explanatory Dictionary

sundowner syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A state of agitation, confusion, or delirium, especially in elderly patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia, which begins daily at nightfall and which is alleviated by daylight.

Word forms

sundowner syndrome sundown syndrome sundowner's syndrome sundowners syndrome

Synonyms

nocturnal delirium sundowning
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