Increased REM sleep associated with melatonin deficiency after pinealectomy: A case study

Chronobiology International

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 889-901

  Kocher, Laurence ^a   Brun, Jocelyne ^b   Borson Chazot, Françoise ^b   Gonnaud, Pierre Marie ^a   Claustrat, Bruno ^b  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER LYON SUD   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NEUROLOGIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Human beings; Hypersomnia; Melatonin treatment; Pinealectomy; REM sleep

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; MELATONIN; MODAFINIL; PROLACTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; GERM CELL TUMOR; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERSOMNIA; MALE; MELATONIN DEFICIENCY; MULTIPLE SLEEP LATENCY TEST; NIGHT SLEEP; PINEALECTOMY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; REM SLEEP; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MELATONIN; PINEAL GLAND; SLEEP STAGES; SLEEP, REM; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33746902818     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07420520600827095     Document Type: Article

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