Increased slow wave sleep in a hypopituitary dwarf.
The main features of the nocturnal EEG of a dwarf with evidence of hypothalamic disease were an increase in slow wave sleep (SWS), a reduction in stage 2 and no alteration in total rapid eye movement. Administration of growth hormone caused a further increase in SWS time.
D002648:Child; D004393:Dwarfism, Pituitary / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012894:Sleep Stages / Q000187:drug effects
D013006:Growth Hormone