The circadian rhythm and its interaction with human epilepsy: A review of literature

Sleep Medicine Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 413-420

  Hofstra, Wytske AElig ^a   de Weerd, Al Wytze ^a  

^a STICHTING EPILEPSIE INSTELLINGEN NEDERLAND SEIN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronobiology; Chronotype; Circadian rhythm; Core body temperature; Epilepsy; Genes; Hormones; Melatonin; Seizures; Temporal distribution

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; MELATONIN; PROLACTIN;

CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; CORE TEMPERATURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; BRAIN; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLOCK PROTEINS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONES; HUMANS; MELATONIN; RATS; SLEEP; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 70350596261     PISSN: 10870792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2009.01.002     Document Type: Review

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