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THE TREATMENT OF SLEEP DISORDERS WITH MELATONIN
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SUMMARY: Fifteen children (most of whom were neurologically multiply disabled) with severe, chronic sleep disorders were treated with 2 10 10mg of oral melatonin, given at bedtime. Nine had fragmented sleep patterns, three had delayed sleep onset and three others had non‐specific sleep disturbance of unclear aetiology; all had failed to respond to conventional management. Nine patients had ocular or cortical visual impairment. The health, behavioural and social benefits of treatment were significant, and there were no adverse side‐effects. While the response was not always complete, the study clearly showed that melatonin has an important role in the treatment of certain types of chronic sleep disorders. RÉSUMÉ: La traitemenl des troubles du sommeil par la mélatonine Quinze enfants (la plupart d'entre eux présentant des incapacités neurologiques multiples) avec des troubles du sommeil sévères et chroniques, fürent traités par 2 à 10mg de mélatonine orale, administrés au moment du coucher. Neuf enfants présentaient une allure fragmentée du sommeil, trois avaient un début de sommeil retardé et les trois autres présentaient des troubles du sommeil non spécifiques et d'origine inconnue: l'échec du traitement conventionnel était manifeste dans tous les cas. Neuf patients présentaient des troubles visuels ou cortico‐visuels. Les bénéfices du traitement sur la santé, le comportement et la relation sociale fürent significatifs et il n'y ey pas d'effets secondaires désagréables. Bien que réponse au traitement n'ait pas été toujours complète, l'étude montre clairement que la mélatonine a un rôle important à jouer dans le traitement de certains types de troubles chroniques du sommeil. ZUSAMMENFASSUNG: Die Behandlung von Schlafstörungen mil Melatonin. 15 Kinder (die meisten hatten multiple neurologische Störungen) mil schweren chronischen Schlafstörungen wurden mit 2‐10mg Melatonin oral vor dem Schlafengehen behandelt. Neun hatten fragmentierte Schlafmuster, drei hatten Einschlefstörungen und drei weitere hatten unspezifische Schlaftstörungen unklarer Atiologie; bei alien waren die üblichen Behandlungsmethoden erfolglos geblieben. Neun Patienten hatten okuläre oder corticale visuelle Störungen. Der Nutzen der Behandlung für Gesundheit, Verhalten und für den sozialen Bereich war signifikant und es wurden keine negativen Nebenwirkungen beobachtet. Wenn auch nicht immer eine hundertprozentige Wirkung erzielt wurde, so konnte die Studie doch eindeutig zeigen, daß Melatonin für die Behandlung bestimmter Formen der chronischen Schlafstörungen eine wichtige Rolle spielt. RESUMEN: Tratamiento de las alteraciones del sueho con melatonina Quince niños (la mayoria de los cuales tenían múltiples incapacidades neurológicas), con alteraciones del sueño graves y crónicas fueron tratados con 2 a 10mg de melatonina oral al acostarse. Nueve tenian un patrón de sueño fragmentado, tres tenian un inicio del sueño retardo y otros dos tenian alteraciones del sueño no especificas de etiologia no clara; todos habían fracasado a tratamientos convencionales. Nueve pacientes tenian alteraciones visuales oculares o corticales. Los beneficios del tratamiento sobre la salud, comportamiento y factores sociales fueron significativos y no hubo efectos secundarios. Si bien la respuesta no siempre era completa, el estudio mostró claramente que la melatonina tiene un papel importante en el tratamiento de ciertas formas de alteraciones crónicas del sueño.
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- Jan, J. E., Espezel, H., & Appleion, R. E.
- Venue
- Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1994-02
- Volume
- 36
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 97-107
- ISSN
- 0012-1622 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-8749
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- 10.06
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- en
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