1.
J Child Neurol
; 16(2): 139-40, 2001 Feb.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11292222
ABSTRACT
The case report of a child with the diagnosis of a pineal tumor and severe, chronic sleep disorder is reported. Due to treatment of her lesion, the nighttime melatonin secretion was markedly suppressed. For 4(1/2) years, she has been receiving oral melatonin, which has greatly improved her sleep, without any adverse effects. Sleep difficulties should be considered in the management of pineal lesions. Melatonin replacement therapy is beneficial for those patients who have deficient melatonin synthesis.
Subject(s)
Brain Neoplasms/complications , Hormone Replacement Therapy , Melatonin/therapeutic use , Pineal Gland , Pinealoma/complications , Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders/drug therapy , Adolescent , Brain Neoplasms/surgery , Child , Chronic Disease , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Female , Humans , Melatonin/administration & dosage , Pinealoma/surgery , Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders/etiology , Treatment Outcome
2.
Arthritis Rheum
; 25(11): 1362-4, 1982 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-6753856
3.
J Pediatr
; 96(1): 171, 1980 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7350306
