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What is "sundowning"?

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“ sundowning” is when a person who has a memory issue whether it be dementia, Alzheimer’s, etc., gets totally confused and upset at night and no sooner than the sun goes down. The person can get very confused and get combative not all people get combative but some get combative.

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