Melatonin in wake-sleep disorders in children, adolescents and young adults with mental retardation with or without epilepsy: A double-blind, cross-over, placebo-controlled trial

Brain and Development

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 373-376

  Coppola, Giangennaro ^a   Iervolino, Giusi ^a   Mastrosimone, Marina ^a   La Torre, Graziella ^a   Ruiu, Francesca ^a   Pascotto, Antonio ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Melatonin; Mental retardation; Sleep disorders

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; MELATONIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; TITRIMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG INTERACTIONS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; MENTAL RETARDATION; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERS, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3242715008     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2003.09.008     Document Type: Article

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