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SUNDOWN SYNDROME [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-02-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mental Disorders
- Clinical Psychology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sundown syndrome
1, record 1, English, sundown%20syndrome
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sundowning syndrome 2, record 1, English, sundowning%20syndrome
correct
- sundowner syndrome 3, record 1, English, sundowner%20syndrome
correct
- sundowning 4, record 1, English, sundowning
correct
- sundowners 3, record 1, English, sundowners
correct, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] tendency [generally observed] in people with dementia to become more confused and agitated around late afternoon to nightfall. 5, record 1, English, - sundown%20syndrome
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... most often seen in mid and later stages of dementing disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease ... 6, record 1, English, - sundown%20syndrome
Record 1, Key term(s)
- sundowners syndrome
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Troubles mentaux
- Psychologie clinique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- agitation vespérale
1, record 1, French, agitation%20vesp%C3%A9rale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- syndrome crépusculaire 2, record 1, French, syndrome%20cr%C3%A9pusculaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Augmentation marquée de l'agitation, de la confusion mentale et de la déambulation en fin de journée ou en soirée [généralement observée chez les personnes atteintes de démence]. 3, record 1, French, - agitation%20vesp%C3%A9rale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Trastornos mentales
- Psicología clínica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- síndrome de la puesta de sol
1, record 1, Spanish, s%C3%ADndrome%20de%20la%20puesta%20de%20sol
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- agitación vespertina 1, record 1, Spanish, agitaci%C3%B3n%20vespertina
correct, feminine noun
- síndrome del atardecer 1, record 1, Spanish, s%C3%ADndrome%20del%20atardecer
correct, masculine noun
- síndrome del ocaso 1, record 1, Spanish, s%C3%ADndrome%20del%20ocaso
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Exacerbación de trastornos mentales] que tienen lugar desde que el sol empieza a ponerse hasta que llega la noche [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - s%C3%ADndrome%20de%20la%20puesta%20de%20sol
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
síndrome de la puesta de sol; agitación vespertina; síndrome del atardecer; síndrome del ocaso: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que la Real Academia Nacional de Medicina propone utilizar cualquiera de las [...] expresiones más avaladas por el uso -que son asimismo las recogidas en las bases de datos médicas y en SNOMED (sigla de "Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine") - como alternativa al anglicismo crudo "sundowning": ["agitación vespertina",] "síndrome del atardecer", "síndrome del ocaso" y "síndrome de la puesta de sol". 1, record 1, Spanish, - s%C3%ADndrome%20de%20la%20puesta%20de%20sol
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