[Comparison between the EEG of natural sleep and the induced by chloral hydrate in relation to paroxysmal changes and baseline rythm].
EEG changes associated with the use of chloral hydrate (50 mg/Kg) to induce sleep were evaluated in 50 epileptic children (ages 1 to 12 years), either taking no anticonvulsants or on monotherapy. It was observed that chloral hydrate was capable of inducing sleep without side effects and was capable of modifying the sleep EEG, improving organization of sleep spindles and generalized paroxysms.
Castro
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CB
Serviço de Neurologia, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA).
Chisté
M A
MA
Vizioli
J F
JF
Córdova
N M
NM
Ohlweiler
L
L
Lago
I S
IS
Carvalho
W N
WN
Kliemann
F
F
Rotta
N T
NT
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002697:Chloral Hydrate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000187:drug effects*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D017286:Polysomnography / Q000187:drug effects*
D002697:Chloral Hydrate
Comparação entre o eletrencefalograma de sono natural e o induzido por hidrato de cloral em relação às alterações paroxísticas e ao ritmo de base.