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The role of cytokines in sundowning can improve our understanding of the pathology. [12] Injection of chemogenetic ligands into the eye to stimulate the SCN through the retinohypothalamic tract is another possible treatment for sundown syndrome as a similar strategy has been thought to have potential with regards to therapy for mood-related ...
Also known as “sundowner’s syndrome,” sundowning is a set of symptoms or behaviors that can be seen in some people with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, according to the Alzheimer’s ...
Korsakoff syndrome (KS) [1] is a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by amnesia, deficits in explicit memory, and confabulation. This neurological disorder is caused by a deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B 1 ) in the brain, and it is typically associated with and exacerbated by the prolonged, excessive ingestion of alcohol . [ 2 ]
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome (WKS) is the combined presence of Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) and alcoholic Korsakoff syndrome (AKS [clarification needed]). Due to the close relationship between these two disorders, people with either are usually diagnosed with WKS as a single syndrome. It mainly causes vision changes, ataxia and impaired memory. [2]
“Dr. ___ said he had little experience with Risperdal and the elderly,” a Michigan sales rep reported. “Explained how it could help with sundowning syndrome”—a term for confusion and agitation that occurs in the late afternoon among people with dementia. “Told me that he would try it on Gloria’s mother.”
The medications included prednisone, and methylprednisolone, plus albuterol, beclomethasone, dexamethasone, cromolyn, salmeterol and clarithromycin. Within days of beginning the glucocorticoid treatment, however, the patient began to show symptoms that included major depression, irritability, muscle weakness, and hallucinations ("stars" or ...
In extreme cases, doctors might discontinue all treatment and put the senior on hospice. ... Chemotherapy or long-term drug or steroid usage. Difficulty swallowing. Dementia, Parkinson’s disease ...
Sulfonamide hypersensitivity syndrome; Summer penile syndrome; Sundowning; Superior mesenteric artery syndrome; Superior orbital fissure syndrome; Superior vena cava syndrome; Supernumerary nipples–uropathies–Becker's nevus syndrome; Supernumerary phantom limb; Survivor syndrome; Susac's syndrome; Sweet's syndrome; Swyer–James syndrome