Add-on melatonin improves quality of life in epileptic children on valproate monotherapy: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 316-321

  Gupta, Madhur ^a   Aneja, Satinder ^a   Kohli, Kamlesh ^a  

^a LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Children; Epilepsy; Melatonin; Quality of life; Sleep; Valproate

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE DIBASIC; MELATONIN; PLACEBO; SCAVENGER; VALPROIC ACID; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADD ON THERAPY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EMOTION; EPILEPSY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MONOTHERAPY; NEUROPROTECTION; PARENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIABILITY; SLEEP; SOCIAL STATUS; WELLBEING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTICONVULSANTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 3042580174     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2004.01.012     Document Type: Article

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