Melatonin-responsive headache in delayed sleep phase syndrome: Preliminary observations

Headache

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 303-307

  Nagtegaal, J E ^a,c   Smits, M G ^a   Swart, A C W ^a   Kerkhof, G A ^b   Van Der Meer, Y G ^a  

^a Department of Clinical Chemistry

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c GELDERSE VALLEI HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cluster headache; Delayed sleep phase syndrome; Headache; Melatonin; Migraine

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER HEADACHE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PATTERN;

EID: 0031949225     PISSN: 00178748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-4610.1998.3804303.x     Document Type: Article

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