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Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms > Behavior > Behavioral Symptoms > Aberrant Motor Behavior in Dementia > Wandering Behavior

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Wandering Behavior  

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Scope note

  • Moving oneself through space while confused or otherwise cognitively impaired. Patterns include akathisia, exhibiting neuroleptic-induced pacing and restlessness; exit seekers who are often newly admitted institution residents who try to open locked exit doors; self-stimulators who perform other activities such as turning doorknobs, in addition to continuous pacing; and modelers who shadow other pacers.

History note

  • 2009

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D055816

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