738 MELATONIN TREATMENT IN CHILDREN WITH THERAPY RESISTANT MONOSYMPTOMATIC NOCTURNAL ENURESIS
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Melatonin treatment in children with therapy-resistant monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of exogenous melatonin on the frequency of wet nights, on the sleep-wake cycle, and on the melatonin profile in children with therapy-resistant MNE. PATIENTS AND METHODS 24 patients were included. Patients had to maintain a diary including time of sleep and arousal, and whether they had a dry or a wet bed in the morning. We measured baseline melatonin profile...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Urology Supplements
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1569-9056
DOI: 10.1016/s1569-9056(10)60723-3