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What's sundowning? why do some seniors do it after accident, illness?
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Nighttime confusion: Sundowning is the term used for a period of confusion, disorientation, at times agitation, irritability, symptoms of psychosis that occurs late in day. If one is having such episodes, it should be evaluated initially by a primary care physician.
Answered 12/26/2022
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