Sundowning syndrome in demented patients without neuroleptic therapy

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-54

  Lebert, Florence ^a   Pasquier, Florence ^a   Petit, Henri ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Dementia; Sleep disorders; Sundowning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMNESIA; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELUSION; DEMENTIA; DISORIENTATION; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; LEWY BODY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESSNESS; SLEEP DISORDER;

EID: 0030052184     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-4943(95)00676-1     Document Type: Article

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