shift syndrome

A mental decline that may occur in an elderly person who has been shifted from his or her domicile to a nursing home or long-term care facility.

shift syndrome

Geriatrics A mental decline that may occur in an elderly person, who has been shifted from his/her domicile to a nursing home or long-term care facility. Cf Shift work maladaptation syndrome.

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These symptoms can be due to a condition called visual midline shift syndrome (VMSS), where objects directly in front of an individual are perceived as being off to the side; typically the shift is in the same direction as the head tilt/turn.

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These symptoms can be due to a condition called visual mid-line shift syndrome, where objects directly in front of an individual are perceived to be offset to the side; (16) typically the shift is in the same direction as the head tilt/turn eg, if the patient has a head turn to the left, the object will be perceived as being offset to the left of centre (Figure 3).