title: Sleep/sedation in children undergoing EEG testing: a comparison of chloral hydrate and music therapy.
abstract: This study included a total of 60 pediatric patients ranging from 1 month through 5 years of age. The effects of chloral hydrate and music therapy were evaluated and compared as means of safe and effective ways to achieve sleep/sedation in infants and toddlers undergoing EEG testing. The results of the study indicate that music therapy may be a cost-effective, risk-free alternative to pharmacological sedation.
authors.affiliation: Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York 10003, USA.
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Loewy
authors.forename: Cathrine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hallan
authors.forename: Eliezer
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martinez
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D002697:Chloral Hydrate / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000379:methods*; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009147:Music Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D012890:Sleep / Q000187:drug effects*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D002697:Chloral Hydrate