• morphballganon@lemmy.world
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      Dementia symptoms becoming visible.

      What is sundowning?

      Sometimes you might see changes in the personā€™s behaviour in the later afternoon or towards the end of the day. During this time the person may become intensely distressed, agitated and haveĀ hallucinationsĀ orĀ delusions. This may continue into the night, making it hard for them to get enough sleep.

      This is sometimes known as ā€˜sundowningā€™ but is not necessarily linked to the sun setting or limited to the end of the day. Sundowning can happen at any stage of dementia but is more common during theĀ middle stageĀ andĀ later stages.

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      People with Alzheimerā€™s tend to be in better spirits with more manageable symptoms during the day and the difference can be striking. Because itā€™s frequently tied to the daylight, to ā€œsundownā€ is to experience more severe Alzheimerā€™s symptoms. Basically, if Biden can get trump to have a brain fart and show mental incompetence.

      Sidenote: Iā€™m pretty sure I write like chatgpt, which is a fucking problem for the thesis Iā€™m working on.

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        Having taken a grand total of 30 seconds to glance at your post history - itā€™s due to the politely formal language you use. Iā€™m going to guess one of the two things - English is not your primary language, and or your extremely well read in English literature.