Long-term sleep disturbances in children: A cause of neuronal loss

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 380-390

  Jan, James E ^a,b   Reiter, Russ J ^c   Bax, Martin C O ^d   Ribary, Urs ^e   Freeman, Roger D ^a,b   Wasdell, Michael B ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f FRASER HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cellular stress; Children; Intellectual loss; Melatonin; Sleep deprivation

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; MICRORNA;

BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CELL STRESS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GENETIC REGULATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HOMEOSTASIS; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NERVE CELL LESION; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROIMAGING; NONREM SLEEP; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; REM SLEEP DEPRIVATION; RETINA GANGLION CELL; REVIEW; SENSORY SYSTEM; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP DISORDER; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT;

BRAIN; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; NEURONS; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 77956651833     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2010.05.001     Document Type: Review

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