title: Tryptophan for the treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness in Prader-Willi syndrome.
abstract: An 8-year old girl with Prader-Willi Syndrome presenting with excessive daytime sleepiness improved following treatment with tryptophan; possibly by consolidation of her fragmented sleep. Improvement was recorded on a follow-up sleep study, one year after initiating treatment with tryptophan. We conclude that tryptophan may be an useful medication for excessive sleepiness in children with Prader-Willi Syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric Department of Gachon University Gil Hospital, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Yu Jin
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Shai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marcu
authors.forename: Glenn
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Berall
authors.forename: Colin M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Shapiro
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006970:Disorders of Excessive Somnolence / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D011218:Prader-Willi Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014364:Tryptophan / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D014364:Tryptophan