Melatonin versus chloral hydrate for recording sleep EEG

摘要: Although behavioral training could be successful in promoting electroencephalogram (EEG) compliance without restraint or sedation, sleep EEG may increase the yield of seizure activity. Furthermore uncooperative children not amenable to require sedation for recording. Our aim was assess impact melatonin on recording comparison with chloral hydrate. Three hundred and forty eight patients (aged 1 month 6 years) that were setup referred enrolled study. Patients, partially sleep-deprived night before, randomly divided two groups hydrate an alternative day basis, 174 each group. Sleep onset latency similar (Mann-Whitney test, P=0.113). However, duration drowsiness time significantly shorter group compared P<0.0001 respectively). More (20 versus six group) required a second dose sedative induction (chi square P value=0.004). Seizure activities appeared electroencephalograms 53% 46% respectively higher P=0.005). Few adverse effects occurred both (Fisher's exact P=0.64). The period advantages over activity detection sedated favor its prescription pediatric population.