Prolonged-release melatonin for children with neurodevelopmental disorders

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-26

  De Leersnyder, Hélne ^a   Zisapel, Nava ^b,c   Laudon, Moshe ^b  

^a HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^b NEURIM PHARMACEUTICALS LTD   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BLINDNESS; BRAIN DISEASE; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; COMPASSIONATE USE; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HAPPY PUPPET SYNDROME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOOD; PATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETT SYNDROME; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP QUALITY; SLEEP TIME; SMITH MAGENIS SYNDROME; SUSTAINED RELEASE FORMULATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIOXIDANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; MENTAL DISORDERS; SLEEP DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79959995272     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: 18735150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2011.02.001     Document Type: Article

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