sundowner syndrome

/S AH1 N D OW0 N ER0 S IH0 N D R OW0 M/
noun
  1. 1

    (medicine, psychology, psychiatry) 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.

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