Melatonin and epilepsy

There have been conflicting reports of the effects on seizure control of prescribing melatonin for people with epilepsy. 1- 4 We undertook a retrospective before-and-after observational study of 13 young people prescribed melatonin for sleep disturbances at the David Lewis Centre, a residential scho...

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Published inArchives of disease in childhood Vol. 90; no. 11; p. 1203
Main Authors Jones, C, Huyton, M, Hindley, D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health 01.11.2005
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Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Care and treatment
Child
Childhood sleep disorders
Convulsions & seizures
Dosage and administration
Drug therapy
Epilepsy
Epilepsy - complications
Epilepsy in children
Humans
Letter
Melatonin
Melatonin - therapeutic use
Observational studies
Pediatric epilepsy
Retrospective Studies
seizure control
Seizures
Sleep
Sleep disorders in children
Sleep Wake Disorders - drug therapy
Young adults
United Kingdom
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Summary:There have been conflicting reports of the effects on seizure control of prescribing melatonin for people with epilepsy. 1- 4 We undertook a retrospective before-and-after observational study of 13 young people prescribed melatonin for sleep disturbances at the David Lewis Centre, a residential school for children and young adults with severe epilepsy and learning difficulties situated in Cheshire, UK, with particular focus on any changes in seizure frequency.
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Correspondence to:
 Dr D Hindley
 Consultant Paediatrician, Bolton PCT, Halliwell Children’s Centre, 1 Aylesford Walk, Bolton BL1 3SQ, UK; dthindley@doctors.org.uk
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ISSN:0003-9888
1468-2044
DOI:10.1136/adc.2005.077172