The use of clonidine for severe and intractable sleep problems in children with neurodevelopmental disorders: A case series

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 34-40

  Ingrassia, Antonina ^a   Turk, Jeremy ^b  

^a SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ADHD; Clomidine; Neurodevelopmental disorder; Sleep problems

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORAL HYDRATE; CLONIDINE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; FLUOXETINE; IMIPRAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE; DESMOPRESSIN; HYDROCORTISONE; TRANQUILIZER; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ANOREXIA; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DROWSINESS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL INSTABILITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; PULSE RATE; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP TIME; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; APPETITE DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; EPILEPSY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; INFANTILE SPASM; MOOD CHANGE; MOOD DISORDER; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BRAIN; CHILD; CLONIDINE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 16344366925     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-005-0424-4     Document Type: Review

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