Sundown syndrome and symptoms of anxiety and depression in hospitalized elderly

ABSTRACT Sundown syndrome is characterized by the sudden appearance of neuropsychiatric symptoms such as agitation, confusion and anxiety in a chronologic fashion, usually during late afternoon or early evening. Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of sundown syndrome in university hospital wards...

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Main Authors: Marcello Weynes Barros Silva, Rilva Lopes Sousa-Muñoz, Heitor Cabral Frade, Priscilla Alencar Fernandes, Andrêssa de Oliveira Magalhães
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
Series:Dementia & Neuropsychologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642017000200154&lng=en&tlng=en