Prevalence and risk factors for disrupted circadian rhythmicity in children with optic nerve hypoplasia

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1358-1362

  Rivkees, Scott A ^a   Fink, C ^b   Nelson, M ^b   Borchert, M ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIMETRY; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM AGENESIS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MORBIDITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE HYPOPLASIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RUNNING; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE; PUPIL; REST; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP DISORDERS; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 77958614968     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2009.175851     Document Type: Article

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