The Use of Melatonin to Treat Sleep-Wake-Rhythm Disorders in Children who are Visually Impaired
| Autor: | R. Milner, H. Espezel, James E. Jan, M.E. O'Donnell |
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| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
medicine.medical_specialty genetic structures business.industry Visually impaired Rehabilitation Sleep wake rhythm Audiology Melatonin 03 medical and health sciences Ophthalmology 030104 developmental biology 0302 clinical medicine medicine business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness. 90:43-50 |
| ISSN: | 1559-1476 0145-482X |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0145482x9609000109 |
| Popis: | This article presents a study of the use of melatonin to treat sleep-wake-cycle disorders in 100 visually impaired children aged 3 months to 17 years. The study found that these disorders are correlated with the children's visual diagnoses, visual loss, age, associated disabilities, level of independence, and type of placement and that the use of oral melatonin ameliorates these disorders without side effects and leads to numerous benefits, both to the children and their caregivers. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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