Melatonin replacement corrects sleep disturbances in a child with pineal tumor

Neurology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 261-263

  Etzioni, A ^a   Luboshitzky, R ^b   Tiosano, D ^a   Ben Harush, M ^a   Goldsher, D ^a   Lavie, P ^c  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; MELATONIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; GERM CELL TUMOR; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029889764     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.46.1.261     Document Type: Article

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