Melatonin and intravenous midazolam administered orally in drug induced sleep electroencephalography of children: randomized clinical trial of efficacy.

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Electroencephalography (EEG) is a useful diagnostic tool in the diagnosis of seizure and differentiating it from seizure-like attacks. Cooperation and immobility of the patient is crucial and in children who do not naturally sleep, pharmacological agents and procedural sedation should be used for sleep inducement. The purpose of this study was to compare efficacy and safety of melatonin and intravenous solution of midazolam administered orally in sedation induction for EEG of children.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Arch Iran Med

Title: Archives of Iranian medicine

ISSN (Electronic): 1735-3947

ISSN (Print): 1029-2977

Publication date (Electronic): Nov 2014

Volume: 17

Issue: 11

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[1 ] Department of Pediatrics, Children Growth Disorders Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. sakarbasi@yahoo.com.

[2 ] Department of Pediatrics, Children Growth Disorders Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.

[3 ] Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Research Center of Pain, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.

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Publisher Item ID: 004

DOI: 0141711/AIM.004

PubMed ID: 25365612

SO-VID: 9af695b7-9e57-4748-8fd6-7f480e88874e

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