[Sleep deprivation and dexamethasone suppression test in healthy volunteers]. / Privation de sommeil et test de freination à la dexaméthasone chez des volontaires sains.

One night sleep deprivation in 10 healthy volunteers was performed: none of them presented an abnormal dexamethasone suppression test (DST) during the following afternoon. In this experimentation, a short deprivation of sleep does not alter DST. Etiopathogenic hypothesis of DST abnormalities (and other factors) have been discussed.