Reduced sleep efficiency in cervical spinal cord injury; association with abolished night time melatonin secretion

Spinal Cord

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 78-81

  Scheer, F A J L ^a   Zeitzer, J M ^b   Ayas, N T ^c   Brown, R ^d   Czeisler, C A ^a   Shea, S A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian; Melatonin; Polysomnography; Sleep; Spinal cord injuries; Tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP STAGE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; THORACIC SPINAL CORD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; PILOT PROJECTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP DISORDERS, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STATISTICS;

EID: 31944452165     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101784     Document Type: Article

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