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melatonin and Aura

melatonin has been researched along with Aura in 107 studies

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"By adding melatonin, a decrease in the mean severity score of epilepsy (according to the Chalfont questionnaire) was 32."9.69Effect of add-on melatonin on seizure outcomes and quality of sleep in epilepsy with idiopathic generalized tonic-clonic seizures alone in adult patients: Cross-sectional, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. ( Alyan NajafAbadi, S; Maghbooli, M; MalekMahmoudi, G; Molseghi, MH, 2023)
"Eleven prepubertal, developmentally normal children aged 6-11 years with epilepsy were randomized by a software algorithm to receive placebo or a 9-mg sustained release (SR) melatonin formulation for four weeks, followed by a one-week washout and a four-week crossover condition."9.20Melatonin improves sleep in children with epilepsy: a randomized, double-blind, crossover study. ( Beebe, DW; Byars, AW; Glauser, TA; Holland, K; Horn, PS; Jain, SV; Simakajornboon, N, 2015)
"In a double-blind, randomized, parallel-group, placebo-controlled trial, we assessed the effect of add-on melatonin (6-9 mg/day for 14 days) on the antioxidant enzymes glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and glutathione reductase (GRd) in 31 children with epilepsy receiving CBZ monotherapy, who were seizure free at least for the last 6 months."9.11Effects of add-on melatonin administration on antioxidant enzymes in children with epilepsy taking carbamazepine monotherapy: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. ( Agarwal, S; Aneja, S; Gupta, M; Gupta, YK; Kalaivani, M; Kohli, K, 2004)
"To assess the efficacy and tolerability of melatonin as add-on treatment for epilepsy."8.93Melatonin as add-on treatment for epilepsy. ( Brigo, F; Del Felice, A; Igwe, SC, 2016)
" It is not possible to draw any conclusion about the role of melatonin in reducing seizure frequency or improving quality of life in people with epilepsy."8.93Melatonin as add-on treatment for epilepsy. ( Brigo, F; Igwe, SC, 2016)
"There is emerging evidence of the beneficial role of the melatonin system in a wide range of psychiatric and neurologic disorders, including anxiety, depression, and epilepsy."8.91The role of the melatoninergic system in epilepsy and comorbid psychiatric disorders. ( Fusco, AD; Moyanova, S; Ngomba, RT; Tchekalarova, J, 2015)
" It is not possible to draw any conclusion about the role of melatonin in reducing seizure frequency or improving quality of life in patients with epilepsy."8.88Melatonin as add-on treatment for epilepsy. ( Brigo, F; Del Felice, A, 2012)
"This study examined melatonin (MLT) system in children with epilepsy."7.78Melatonin secretion in children with epilepsy. ( Dumalakiene, I; Jucaite, A; Kemezys, R; Mauricas, M; Praninskiene, R, 2012)
"A study on melatonin rhythm in children with generalized idiopathic epilepsy and simple fever is presented in this article."7.76Melatonin in epilepsy and febrile seizures. ( Andres, J; Ardura, F; Ardura, J; Garmendia, JR, 2010)
"The hypothesis may be formed that a lowered level of melatonin in the study group in relation to the comparison group is the consequence of the natural course of epilepsy or is influenced by antiepileptic drugs."7.76Melatonin and childhood refractory epilepsy--a pilot study. ( Dec, R; Jamroz, E; Marszał, E; Paprocka, J, 2010)
"Serum melatonin levels decreased in children with epilepsy or CFS."7.75[Serum melatonin levels in children with epilepsy or febrile seizures]. ( Guo, JF; Yao, BZ, 2009)
" This study was undertaken to investigate the effects of pinealectomy (Px) and melatonin treatments on the morphological changes in the liver tissue of newborn rats following experimental epilepsy during pregnancy."7.74Efficacy of melatonin on offspring liver maturation in pinealectomized pregnant rats subjected to experimental epilepsy. ( Ateş, U; Baka, M; Turgut, M; Uyanikgil, Y; Yavaşoğlu, A; Yurtseven, M, 2007)
"These findings suggest that epileptic seizures during pregnancy may cause an impaired hippocampal neurogenesis and neuronal maturation in the newborn, and the negative effects in the postnatal rat hippocampus are more dramatic after pinealectomy of the mother; conversely, melatonin administration suppresses these negative changes."7.73Pinealectomy stimulates and exogenous melatonin inhibits harmful effects of epileptiform activity during pregnancy in the hippocampus of newborn rats: an immunohistochemical study. ( Ateş, U; Baka, M; Turgut, M; Uyanikgil, Y; Yurtseven, ME, 2006)
"Diurnal seizures decreased significantly with melatonin compared with placebo (P = ."6.77Effect of melatonin on seizure frequency in intractable epilepsy: a pilot study. ( Garty, BZ; Goldberg-Stern, H; Oren, H; Peled, N, 2012)
"Melatonin has been advocated in treatment of sleep disorders, and its beneficial effect has been confirmed in insomnia."6.75Melatonin and sleep-related problems in children with intractable epilepsy. ( Abd-Elhamid, IA; Asaad, T; Elkhayat, HA; Elwakkad, AS; Hassanein, SM; Tomoum, HY, 2010)
"Melatonin was initiated at the daily dose of 3 mg, at nocturnal bedtime."6.71Melatonin in wake-sleep disorders in children, adolescents and young adults with mental retardation with or without epilepsy: a double-blind, cross-over, placebo-controlled trial. ( Coppola, G; Iervolino, G; La Torre, G; Mastrosimone, M; Pascotto, A; Ruiu, F, 2004)
"Epilepsy is thought to be associated with oxidative stress, glutamate excitotoxicity, and mitochondrial dysfunction."6.53Glutamate Excitotoxicity and Oxidative Stress in Epilepsy: Modulatory Role of Melatonin. ( Parvez, S; Raisuddin, S; Vishnoi, S, 2016)
"In humans, melatonin may attenuate seizures, and it is most effective in the treatment of juvenile intractable epilepsy."6.47Melatonin in experimental seizures and epilepsy. ( Banach, M; Borowicz, KK; Gurdziel, E; Jędrych, M, 2011)
"Epileptic seizures are associated with the overproduction of free radicals in the brain leading to neuronal cell death."5.72The Effects of Vitamin D3 and Melatonin Combination on Pentylenetetrazole- induced Seizures in Mice. ( Dehdashtian, E; Hosseinzadeh, A; Jafari-Sabet, M; Mehrzadi, S, 2022)
"By adding melatonin, a decrease in the mean severity score of epilepsy (according to the Chalfont questionnaire) was 32."5.69Effect of add-on melatonin on seizure outcomes and quality of sleep in epilepsy with idiopathic generalized tonic-clonic seizures alone in adult patients: Cross-sectional, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. ( Alyan NajafAbadi, S; Maghbooli, M; MalekMahmoudi, G; Molseghi, MH, 2023)
"Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disease with recurrent seizures."5.62Melatonin and Epilepsy. ( Vasileva, Z, 2021)
"in patients with diurnal seizures (occurring mainly in the morning) may suggest proconvulsive effect of this hormone."5.40Circadian profile of salivary melatonin secretion and its concentration after epileptic seizure in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy--preliminary report. ( Czuczwar, SJ; Gołba, A; Motta, E; Norman, R; Ostrowska, Z; Sołtyk, J; Woźnik, G, 2014)
"Epilepsy is the most common neurological disorder, approximately 1% of the population worldwide have epilepsy."5.35Cardiovascular protective effect of melatonin in sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: a hypothesis. ( Amado, D; Arida, RM; Cavalheiro, EA; Colugnati, DB; de Lima, E; Naffah-Mazzacoratti, Mda G; Scorza, FA, 2008)
"Melatonin was reduced in patients with epilepsy at baseline compared with controls, and increased threefold following seizures."5.31Patients with intractable epilepsy have low melatonin, which increases following seizures. ( Bazil, CW; Crispin, D; Short, D; Zheng, W, 2000)
"Eleven prepubertal, developmentally normal children aged 6-11 years with epilepsy were randomized by a software algorithm to receive placebo or a 9-mg sustained release (SR) melatonin formulation for four weeks, followed by a one-week washout and a four-week crossover condition."5.20Melatonin improves sleep in children with epilepsy: a randomized, double-blind, crossover study. ( Beebe, DW; Byars, AW; Glauser, TA; Holland, K; Horn, PS; Jain, SV; Simakajornboon, N, 2015)
"We conclude that melatonin does not alter the quality of sleep EEG studies in children with epilepsy or suspected epilepsy."5.16Melatonin does not influence sleep deprivation electroencephalogram recordings in children. ( Gortner, L; Gottschling, S; Gräber, S; Meyer, S; Sander, J; Shamdeen, MG, 2012)
"In a double-blind, randomized, parallel-group, placebo-controlled trial, we assessed the effect of add-on melatonin (6-9 mg/day for 14 days) on the antioxidant enzymes glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and glutathione reductase (GRd) in 31 children with epilepsy receiving CBZ monotherapy, who were seizure free at least for the last 6 months."5.11Effects of add-on melatonin administration on antioxidant enzymes in children with epilepsy taking carbamazepine monotherapy: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. ( Agarwal, S; Aneja, S; Gupta, M; Gupta, YK; Kalaivani, M; Kohli, K, 2004)
"To assess the efficacy and tolerability of melatonin as add-on treatment for epilepsy."4.93Melatonin as add-on treatment for epilepsy. ( Brigo, F; Del Felice, A; Igwe, SC, 2016)
" It is not possible to draw any conclusion about the role of melatonin in reducing seizure frequency or improving quality of life in people with epilepsy."4.93Melatonin as add-on treatment for epilepsy. ( Brigo, F; Igwe, SC, 2016)
"There is emerging evidence of the beneficial role of the melatonin system in a wide range of psychiatric and neurologic disorders, including anxiety, depression, and epilepsy."4.91The role of the melatoninergic system in epilepsy and comorbid psychiatric disorders. ( Fusco, AD; Moyanova, S; Ngomba, RT; Tchekalarova, J, 2015)
"Melatonin is widely used for sleep disorders in patients with a range of developmental disorders and neurodisabilities, who also frequently have epilepsy."4.89Does melatonin affect epileptic seizures? ( Besag, FM; Jain, S, 2013)
" It is not possible to draw any conclusion about the role of melatonin in reducing seizure frequency or improving quality of life in patients with epilepsy."4.88Melatonin as add-on treatment for epilepsy. ( Brigo, F; Del Felice, A, 2012)
" This article focuses on the following specific neurologic diseases: nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy and abnormal motor behaviors of epileptic origin, evaluating differential diagnosis with parasomnias; achondroplasia, confirming the crucial role of craniofacial deformity in determining sleep-disordered breathing; neuromuscular diseases, mainly Duchenne's muscular dystrophy and myotonic dystrophy; cerebral palsy, evaluating either the features of sleep architecture and the importance of the respiratory problems associated; headaches, confirming the strict relationships with sleep in terms of neurochemical and neurobehavioral substrates; and finally a review on the effectiveness of melatonin for sleep problems in children with neurologic syndromes and mental retardation, blindness, and epilepsy."4.81Sleep disorders in children with neurologic diseases. ( Bruni, O; Zucconi, M, 2001)
" In our experience we gave melatonin to a girl with severe myoclonic epilepsy which did not respond to usual treatment, obtaining improvement in both the number of crises daily and in psycho-motor development."4.79[The effect of melatonin as anti-convulsant and neuron protector]. ( Acuña-Castroviejo, D; Molina-Carballo, A; Molina-Font, JA; Moreno-Madrid, F; Muñoz-Hoyos, A; Sánchez-Forte, M, 1997)
"Studies about the relationship between epileptic seizures (ESs) and melatonin are limited in children and have been performed in heterogeneous patient groups and with different methods."3.96The relationship between epileptic seizure and melatonin in children. ( Aksu Uzunhan, T; Kacar, A; Kucur, M; Saltik, S; Tarcin, G, 2020)
"Levels of melatonin have been reported before in children with epilepsy, but such has not been reported to date in those with continuous spikes and waves during sleep."3.91Levels of Melatonin in Continuous Spikes and Waves During Sleep. ( Aksoy, HU; Ayça, S; Polat, M; Taştan, İ, 2019)
"This study examined melatonin (MLT) system in children with epilepsy."3.78Melatonin secretion in children with epilepsy. ( Dumalakiene, I; Jucaite, A; Kemezys, R; Mauricas, M; Praninskiene, R, 2012)
"The hypothesis may be formed that a lowered level of melatonin in the study group in relation to the comparison group is the consequence of the natural course of epilepsy or is influenced by antiepileptic drugs."3.76Melatonin and childhood refractory epilepsy--a pilot study. ( Dec, R; Jamroz, E; Marszał, E; Paprocka, J, 2010)
"A study on melatonin rhythm in children with generalized idiopathic epilepsy and simple fever is presented in this article."3.76Melatonin in epilepsy and febrile seizures. ( Andres, J; Ardura, F; Ardura, J; Garmendia, JR, 2010)
"Serum melatonin levels decreased in children with epilepsy or CFS."3.75[Serum melatonin levels in children with epilepsy or febrile seizures]. ( Guo, JF; Yao, BZ, 2009)
" This study was undertaken to investigate the effects of pinealectomy (Px) and melatonin treatments on the morphological changes in the liver tissue of newborn rats following experimental epilepsy during pregnancy."3.74Efficacy of melatonin on offspring liver maturation in pinealectomized pregnant rats subjected to experimental epilepsy. ( Ateş, U; Baka, M; Turgut, M; Uyanikgil, Y; Yavaşoğlu, A; Yurtseven, M, 2007)
"These findings suggest that epileptic seizures during pregnancy may cause an impaired hippocampal neurogenesis and neuronal maturation in the newborn, and the negative effects in the postnatal rat hippocampus are more dramatic after pinealectomy of the mother; conversely, melatonin administration suppresses these negative changes."3.73Pinealectomy stimulates and exogenous melatonin inhibits harmful effects of epileptiform activity during pregnancy in the hippocampus of newborn rats: an immunohistochemical study. ( Ateş, U; Baka, M; Turgut, M; Uyanikgil, Y; Yurtseven, ME, 2006)
" The results support the hypothesis that suppression of the nocturnal concentrations of the endogenous anticonvulsant melatonin by sudden increases in geomagnetic activity may encourage fatal cardiac arrhythmias by uncoupling the insular/amygdaloid-paraventricular hypothalamic-solitary nucleus pathways."3.69Sudden unexpected death in epileptics following sudden, intense, increases in geomagnetic activity: prevalence of effect and potential mechanisms. ( Persinger, MA; Psych, C, 1995)
"The daily rhythms of melatonin, cortisol and body temperature were studied in 16 institutionalized subjects with the Lennox-Gastaut syndrome."3.68Melatonin, cortisol and body temperature rhythms in Lennox-Gastaut patients with or without circadian rhythm sleep disorders. ( Alila, A; Hätönen, T; Heiskala, H; Laakso, ML; Leinonen, L, 1993)
"Roles for melatonin, taurine, and the pineal gland in epilepsy are examined."3.67Could supplementary dietary tryptophan and taurine prevent epileptic seizures? ( Maurizi, CP, 1985)
"In 66 patients with some diseases of the nervous system (epilepsy, brain tumors, traumatic brain lesions, discorgenic lumbosacral radiculitis) melatonin content in liquor was determined by a fluorimetric method, especially modified for this purpose."3.65[Cerebrospinal fluid melatonin in diseases of the nervous system]. ( Kiselev, VN; Loboda, EB; Makarov, AIu, 1977)
"Diurnal seizures decreased significantly with melatonin compared with placebo (P = ."2.77Effect of melatonin on seizure frequency in intractable epilepsy: a pilot study. ( Garty, BZ; Goldberg-Stern, H; Oren, H; Peled, N, 2012)
"Melatonin has been advocated in treatment of sleep disorders, and its beneficial effect has been confirmed in insomnia."2.75Melatonin and sleep-related problems in children with intractable epilepsy. ( Abd-Elhamid, IA; Asaad, T; Elkhayat, HA; Elwakkad, AS; Hassanein, SM; Tomoum, HY, 2010)
"Melatonin has been shown to be an antioxidant, antiexcitotoxic, and anti-inflammatory hormone/molecule in neurodegenerative diseases, which may contribute to its antiepileptic and neuroprotective properties in epilepsy as well."2.72Melatonin as an Antiepileptic Molecule: Therapeutic Implications via Neuroprotective and Inflammatory Mechanisms. ( Akyuz, E; Arulsamy, A; Kullu, I; Shaikh, MF, 2021)
"Melatonin was initiated at the daily dose of 3 mg, at nocturnal bedtime."2.71Melatonin in wake-sleep disorders in children, adolescents and young adults with mental retardation with or without epilepsy: a double-blind, cross-over, placebo-controlled trial. ( Coppola, G; Iervolino, G; La Torre, G; Mastrosimone, M; Pascotto, A; Ruiu, F, 2004)
"Sleep deprivation is a common trigger of seizures in many persons with epilepsy and sleep patterns play a role in the occurrence of seizures."2.58Neuroendocrine aspects of improving sleep in epilepsy. ( Chuang, SH; Crepeau, AZ; Hunn, D; Maganti, R; Reddy, DS, 2018)
"Epilepsy is thought to be associated with oxidative stress, glutamate excitotoxicity, and mitochondrial dysfunction."2.53Glutamate Excitotoxicity and Oxidative Stress in Epilepsy: Modulatory Role of Melatonin. ( Parvez, S; Raisuddin, S; Vishnoi, S, 2016)
"Melatonin is a hormone produced by the pineal gland during the night in response to light/dark information received by the retina and its integration by the suprachiasmatic nucleus."2.52Potential safety issues in the use of the hormone melatonin in paediatrics. ( Kennaway, DJ, 2015)
"Pediatric insomnia is an extrinsic sleep disorder subdivided into two categories: behavioral insomnia and insomnia related to medical, neurological, and psychiatric diseases."2.50Pediatric insomnia: clinical, diagnosis, and treatment. ( Miano, S; Peraita-Adrados, R, 2014)
"In humans, melatonin may attenuate seizures, and it is most effective in the treatment of juvenile intractable epilepsy."2.47Melatonin in experimental seizures and epilepsy. ( Banach, M; Borowicz, KK; Gurdziel, E; Jędrych, M, 2011)
"More studies on the prevalence of other sleep disorders in people with epilepsy and the effect of treatment are required."2.47Sleep disturbances in people with epilepsy; prevalence, impact and treatment. ( de Weerd, AW; Gutter, T; van Golde, EG, 2011)
"Caregivers usually report that insomnia is the most frequent sleep disorder, described as disorders of initiating and maintaining sleep, restless sleep, bedtime resistance, co-sleeping, alterations of sleep hygiene, and early awakenings in the morning."2.46Epidemiology and management of insomnia in children with autistic spectrum disorders. ( Ferri, R; Miano, S, 2010)
" However, in selected cases, depending on the effectiveness of the interventions, dosage reductions or discontinuation of medications may be possible."2.44Natural approaches to epilepsy. ( Gaby, AR, 2007)
"These include sleep disorders with a specific relationship to epilepsy, the influences of sleep and sleep deprivation on interictal epileptiform discharges, detrimental effects of seizures on sleep, and the effects (good and bad) of epilepsy treatments on sleep."2.42Sleep-related epilepsy. ( Bazil, CW, 2003)
"Epileptic seizures are associated with the overproduction of free radicals in the brain leading to neuronal cell death."1.72The Effects of Vitamin D3 and Melatonin Combination on Pentylenetetrazole- induced Seizures in Mice. ( Dehdashtian, E; Hosseinzadeh, A; Jafari-Sabet, M; Mehrzadi, S, 2022)
"Melatonin has been used in clinical anti-epileptic studies, but its effect on epileptic comorbidities is unknown, and the underlying mechanism needs further investigation."1.62Anticonvulsant activity of melatonin and its success in ameliorating epileptic comorbidity-like symptoms in zebrafish. ( Gao, D; Jin, M; Li, N; Liu, K; Mou, L; Ren, Q; Sik, A; Zhang, M; Zhang, S, 2021)
"Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disease with recurrent seizures."1.62Melatonin and Epilepsy. ( Vasileva, Z, 2021)
"Melatonin is an indolic hormone that regulates a plethora of functions ranging from the regulation of circadian rhythms and antioxidant properties to the induction and maintenance of tumor suppressor pathways."1.46Melatonin and Hippo Pathway: Is There Existing Cross-Talk? ( Blandino, G; Lo Sardo, F; Muti, P; Strano, S, 2017)
", ip) indicate that the liver is the primary site of biotransformation of the compound, suggesting that both 22a and its metabolite(s) are active, compensating probably low bioavailability of the parent molecule."1.43Design, physico-chemical properties and biological evaluation of some new N-[(phenoxy)alkyl]- and N-{2-[2-(phenoxy)ethoxy]ethyl}aminoalkanols as anticonvulsant agents. ( Bednarski, M; Gunia-Krzyżak, A; Marona, H; Nitek, W; Pękala, E; Powroźnik, B; Słoczyńska, K; Walczak, M; Waszkielewicz, AM; Żesławska, E, 2016)
"Melatonin and sleep deprivation were equally efficient in inducing sleep (70% in both groups)."1.42Occurrence of epileptiform discharges and sleep during EEG recordings in children after melatonin intake versus sleep-deprivation. ( Broström, A; Gustafsson, G; Svanborg, E; Ulander, M; Vrethem, M, 2015)
"in patients with diurnal seizures (occurring mainly in the morning) may suggest proconvulsive effect of this hormone."1.40Circadian profile of salivary melatonin secretion and its concentration after epileptic seizure in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy--preliminary report. ( Czuczwar, SJ; Gołba, A; Motta, E; Norman, R; Ostrowska, Z; Sołtyk, J; Woźnik, G, 2014)
"Epilepsy is a chronic neurologic disorder which often induces numerous adverse long-term neurologic effects, such as behavioral and cognitive deficits, increased predisposition to additional seizures, and cell injury or death."1.40Therapeutic potential of agomelatine in epilepsy and epileptic complications. ( Bhutada, PS; Patel, FR; Vimala, PV, 2014)
"Although melatonin influences seizure thresholds, the relationship is complex."1.37Light therapy as a treatment for epilepsy. ( Baxendale, SA, 2011)
"Epilepsy is the most common neurological disorder, approximately 1% of the population worldwide have epilepsy."1.35Cardiovascular protective effect of melatonin in sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: a hypothesis. ( Amado, D; Arida, RM; Cavalheiro, EA; Colugnati, DB; de Lima, E; Naffah-Mazzacoratti, Mda G; Scorza, FA, 2008)
"Their epilepsy was early onset, and different anticonvulsive treatments have been administered for them for many years, ineffectively."1.32[Effect of melatonin on intractable epilepsies]. ( Rosdy, B; Saracz, J, 2004)
"Melatonin was reduced in patients with epilepsy at baseline compared with controls, and increased threefold following seizures."1.31Patients with intractable epilepsy have low melatonin, which increases following seizures. ( Bazil, CW; Crispin, D; Short, D; Zheng, W, 2000)
"During the seizure-free interval, the circadian profile of serum prolactin was lower in female patients than in healthy women."1.28Epileptic but not psychogenic seizures are accompanied by simultaneous elevation of serum pituitary hormones and cortisol levels. ( Bauer, J; Rao, ML; Stefan, H, 1989)

Research

Studies (107)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-199010 (9.35)18.7374
1990's15 (14.02)18.2507
2000's36 (33.64)29.6817
2010's36 (33.64)24.3611
2020's10 (9.35)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Waszkielewicz, AM1
Gunia-Krzyżak, A1
Powroźnik, B1
Słoczyńska, K1
Pękala, E1
Walczak, M1
Bednarski, M1
Żesławska, E1
Nitek, W1
Marona, H1
Ren, Q1
Gao, D1
Mou, L1
Zhang, S1
Zhang, M1
Li, N1
Sik, A1
Jin, M1
Liu, K1
Hosseinzadeh, A1
Dehdashtian, E1
Jafari-Sabet, M1
Mehrzadi, S1
Vasileva, Z1
Maghbooli, M1
Alyan NajafAbadi, S1
MalekMahmoudi, G1
Molseghi, MH1
Bonuccelli, A1
Santangelo, A1
Castelli, F1
Magherini, G1
Volpi, E1
Costa, E1
Alesci, E1
Massimetti, G1
Operto, FF1
Peroni, DG1
Orsini, A1
Li, P1
Ji, X1
Shan, M1
Wang, Y1
Dai, X1
Yin, M1
Liu, Y1
Guan, L1
Ye, L1
Cheng, H1
Tarcin, G2
Aksu Uzunhan, T1
Kacar, A1
Kucur, M1
Saltik, S1
Kennaway, DJ2
Akyuz, E1
Kullu, I1
Arulsamy, A1
Shaikh, MF1
Lo Sardo, F1
Muti, P1
Blandino, G1
Strano, S1
Reddy, DS1
Chuang, SH1
Hunn, D1
Crepeau, AZ1
Maganti, R1
Ayça, S1
Aksoy, HU1
Taştan, İ1
Polat, M1
Albrecht, M1
Zitta, K1
Groenendaal, F1
van Bel, F1
Peeters-Scholte, C1
Ramgopal, S1
Thome-Souza, S1
Loddenkemper, T1
Jain, S1
Besag, FM1
Banerjee, S1
Kumar, V1
Mori, K1
Vimala, PV1
Bhutada, PS1
Patel, FR1
Mareš, J1
Stopka, P1
Nohejlová, K1
Rokyta, R1
Miano, S2
Peraita-Adrados, R1
Motta, E1
Czuczwar, SJ1
Ostrowska, Z1
Gołba, A1
Sołtyk, J1
Norman, R1
Woźnik, G1
Gustafsson, G1
Broström, A1
Ulander, M1
Vrethem, M1
Svanborg, E1
Jain, SV1
Horn, PS1
Simakajornboon, N1
Beebe, DW1
Holland, K1
Byars, AW1
Glauser, TA1
Manni, R1
Cremascoli, R1
De Icco, R1
Terzaghi, M1
Zisapel, N1
Tchekalarova, J1
Moyanova, S1
Fusco, AD1
Ngomba, RT1
Brigo, F3
Igwe, SC2
Del Felice, A2
Vishnoi, S1
Raisuddin, S1
Parvez, S1
Ma, Y1
Sun, X1
Li, J1
Jia, R1
Yuan, F1
Wei, D1
Jiang, W1
Avakian, GN1
Denisova, SV1
Oleĭnikova, OM1
Kurbanova, SA1
Solmaz, I1
Gürkanlar, D1
Gökçil, Z1
Göksoy, C1
Ozkan, M1
Erdoğan, E1
Guo, JF1
Yao, BZ1
Hofstra, WA1
de Weerd, AW2
Ashrafi, MR1
Mohammadi, M1
Tafarroji, J1
Shabanian, R1
Salamati, P1
Zamani, GR1
Kuzniecky, RI1
Ferri, R1
Elkhayat, HA1
Hassanein, SM1
Tomoum, HY1
Abd-Elhamid, IA1
Asaad, T1
Elwakkad, AS1
Ardura, J1
Andres, J1
Garmendia, JR1
Ardura, F1
Paprocka, J1
Dec, R1
Jamroz, E1
Marszał, E1
Uberos, J1
Augustin-Morales, MC1
Molina Carballo, A1
Florido, J1
Narbona, E1
Muñoz-Hoyos, A5
Baxendale, SA1
van Golde, EG1
Gutter, T1
Banach, M1
Gurdziel, E1
Jędrych, M1
Borowicz, KK1
Sander, J1
Shamdeen, MG1
Gottschling, S1
Gortner, L1
Gräber, S1
Meyer, S1
Goldberg-Stern, H1
Oren, H1
Peled, N2
Garty, BZ1
Praninskiene, R1
Dumalakiene, I1
Kemezys, R1
Mauricas, M1
Jucaite, A1
Rufo-Campos, M1
Yamamoto, HA1
Mohanan, PV1
Bazil, CW2
Mandera, M1
Marcol, W1
Bierzyńska-Macyszyn, G1
Kluczewska, E1
Musshoff, U1
Speckmann, EJ2
Gupta, YK3
Gupta, M5
Chaudhary, G1
Kohli, K4
Aneja, S4
Coppola, G1
Iervolino, G1
Mastrosimone, M1
La Torre, G1
Ruiu, F1
Pascotto, A1
Malow, BA1
Agarwal, S2
Baxter, P1
Kalaivani, M1
Saracz, J1
Rosdy, B1
Uyanikgil, Y3
Turgut, M3
Ateş, U3
Baka, M3
Yurtseven, ME2
Jones, C1
Huyton, M1
Hindley, D1
Yildirim, M1
Marangoz, C1
Kneen, R1
Appleton, RE1
Claustrat, B1
Yavaşoğlu, A1
Yurtseven, M1
Gaby, AR1
Scorza, FA1
Colugnati, DB1
Arida, RM1
de Lima, E1
Naffah-Mazzacoratti, Mda G1
Cavalheiro, EA1
Amado, D1
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Clinical Trials (4)

Trial Overview

TrialPhaseEnrollmentStudy TypeStart DateStatus
Effect of Melatonin on Seizure Outcome, Neuronal Damage and Quality of Life in Patients With Generalized Epilepsy: A Randomized, add-on Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial[NCT03590197]Phase 4104 participants (Actual)Interventional2018-08-06Completed
Efficacy of Melatony Versus Sleep Deprivation for EEG Recordings in Sleep: a Randomized Crossed-over Study in Pediatric Patients With Epilepsy[NCT05654415]30 participants (Anticipated)Interventional2021-09-01Active, not recruiting
Effect of Melatonin Supplementation on Sleep and Health of Children With Cerebral Palsy[NCT04392063]40 participants (Actual)Interventional2016-06-30Completed
Prevalence of Epilepsy and Sleep Wake Disorders in Alzheimer Disease[NCT03617497]78 participants (Actual)Interventional2020-12-01Active, not recruiting
[information is prepared from clinicaltrials.gov, extracted Sep-2024]

Reviews

32 reviews available for melatonin and Aura

ArticleYear
Melatonin as an Antiepileptic Molecule: Therapeutic Implications via Neuroprotective and Inflammatory Mechanisms.
    ACS chemical neuroscience, 2021, 04-21, Volume: 12, Issue:8

    Topics: Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Anticonvulsants; Epilepsy; Humans; Melatonin; Seizures

2021
Neuroendocrine aspects of improving sleep in epilepsy.
    Epilepsy research, 2018, Volume: 147

    Topics: Animals; Circadian Rhythm; Epilepsy; Humans; Melatonin; Neurosecretory Systems; Receptors, GABA; Sle

2018
Neuroprotective strategies following perinatal hypoxia-ischemia: Taking aim at NOS.
    Free radical biology & medicine, 2019, Volume: 142

    Topics: Allopurinol; Asphyxia Neonatorum; Biotin; Cerebral Palsy; Clinical Trials as Topic; Epilepsy; Erythr

2019
Chronopharmacology of anti-convulsive therapy.
    Current neurology and neuroscience reports, 2013, Volume: 13, Issue:4

    Topics: Abnormalities, Drug-Induced; Adult; Animals; Anticonvulsants; Biotransformation; Body Temperature; C

2013
Does melatonin affect epileptic seizures?
    Drug safety, 2013, Volume: 36, Issue:4

    Topics: Central Nervous System Depressants; Developmental Disabilities; Epilepsy; Humans; Melatonin; Randomi

2013
[Psychopharmacological interventions in autism spectrum disorders].
    No to hattatsu = Brain and development, 2010, Volume: 42, Issue:3

    Topics: Child; Child Development Disorders, Pervasive; Dopamine; Epilepsy; gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; Humans;

2010
Pediatric insomnia: clinical, diagnosis, and treatment.
    Revista de neurologia, 2014, Jan-01, Volume: 58, Issue:1

    Topics: Adolescent; Behavior Therapy; Child; Child Behavior Disorders; Chronobiology Disorders; Cognition Di

2014
Potential safety issues in the use of the hormone melatonin in paediatrics.
    Journal of paediatrics and child health, 2015, Volume: 51, Issue:6

    Topics: Adolescent; Child; Child, Preschool; Epilepsy; Humans; Infant; Melatonin; Patient Safety; Sleep; Sle

2015
The role of the melatoninergic system in epilepsy and comorbid psychiatric disorders.
    Brain research bulletin, 2015, Volume: 119, Issue:Pt A

    Topics: Animals; Comorbidity; Epilepsy; Humans; Melatonin; Mental Disorders

2015
Melatonin as add-on treatment for epilepsy.
    The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2016, Mar-17, Volume: 3

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Anticonvulsants; Child; Child, Preschool; Drug Therapy, Combination; Epilepsy; Hu

2016
Melatonin as add-on treatment for epilepsy.
    The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2016, Aug-11, Issue:8

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Anticonvulsants; Child; Child, Preschool; Drug Therapy, Combination; Epilepsy; Hu

2016
Glutamate Excitotoxicity and Oxidative Stress in Epilepsy: Modulatory Role of Melatonin.
    Journal of environmental pathology, toxicology and oncology : official organ of the International Society for Environmental Toxicology and Cancer, 2016, Volume: 35, Issue:4

    Topics: Epilepsy; Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; Glutamic Acid; Humans; Melatonin; Neurotoxins; Oxidativ

2016
[A role of circadian factors and melatonin in the development of epileptic paroxysms].
    Zhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova, 2007, Volume: 107, Issue:9

    Topics: Brain; Circadian Rhythm; Disease Progression; Epilepsy; Humans; Melatonin; Prognosis

2007
The circadian rhythm and its interaction with human epilepsy: a review of literature.
    Sleep medicine reviews, 2009, Volume: 13, Issue:6

    Topics: Adult; Animals; Biological Clocks; Body Temperature Regulation; Brain; Child; Circadian Rhythm; CLOC

2009
Epidemiology and management of insomnia in children with autistic spectrum disorders.
    Paediatric drugs, 2010, Apr-01, Volume: 12, Issue:2

    Topics: Age Factors; Autistic Disorder; Behavior Therapy; Child; Electroencephalography; Epilepsy; Humans; H

2010
Sleep disturbances in people with epilepsy; prevalence, impact and treatment.
    Sleep medicine reviews, 2011, Volume: 15, Issue:6

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Central Nervous System Depressants; Child; Epilepsy; Female; Humans; Male; Melato

2011
Melatonin in experimental seizures and epilepsy.
    Pharmacological reports : PR, 2011, Volume: 63, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Anticonvulsants; Antioxidants; Child; Disease Models, Animal; Epilepsy; Humans; Melatonin;

2011
Melatonin as add-on treatment for epilepsy.
    The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2012, Jun-13, Issue:6

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Anticonvulsants; Child; Child, Preschool; Drug Therapy, Combination; Epilepsy; Hu

2012
[Melatonin and epilepsy].
    Revista de neurologia, 2002, Volume: 35 Suppl 1

    Topics: Anticonvulsants; Circadian Rhythm; Electroencephalography; Epilepsy; Humans; Light; Melatonin; Neuro

2002
Sleep-related epilepsy.
    Current neurology and neuroscience reports, 2003, Volume: 3, Issue:2

    Topics: Anticonvulsants; Electric Stimulation Therapy; Electroencephalography; Epilepsy; Humans; Melatonin;

2003
Sleep disorders, epilepsy, and autism.
    Mental retardation and developmental disabilities research reviews, 2004, Volume: 10, Issue:2

    Topics: Antioxidants; Autistic Disorder; Child; Circadian Rhythm; Epilepsy; Humans; Melatonin; Polysomnograp

2004
Sleep and childhood epilepsy.
    Indian journal of pediatrics, 2005, Volume: 72, Issue:8

    Topics: Anticonvulsants; Child; Cognition; Electroencephalography; Epilepsy; Humans; Melatonin; Sleep; Sleep

2005
Alternative approaches to conventional antiepileptic drugs in the management of paediatric epilepsy.
    Archives of disease in childhood, 2006, Volume: 91, Issue:11

    Topics: Adrenal Cortex Hormones; Alcohol Drinking; Child; Child, Preschool; Complementary Therapies; Diet; E

2006
[Disruptions of circadian rhythm in neurologic disorders].
    L'Encephale, 2006, Volume: 32, Issue:5 Pt 2

    Topics: Autonomic Nervous System Diseases; Body Temperature Regulation; Brain Neoplasms; Central Nervous Sys

2006
Natural approaches to epilepsy.
    Alternative medicine review : a journal of clinical therapeutic, 2007, Volume: 12, Issue:1

    Topics: Biotin; Carnitine; Diet; Dietary Supplements; Epilepsy; Fatty Acids, Essential; Folic Acid; Humans;

2007
[Hormones and epileptic activity].
    Zhurnal nevropatologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova (Moscow, Russia : 1952), 1984, Volume: 84, Issue:6

    Topics: Adrenal Cortex Hormones; Animals; Anticonvulsants; Brain; Child; Combined Modality Therapy; Endocrin

1984
[The effect of melatonin as anti-convulsant and neuron protector].
    Revista de neurologia, 1997, Volume: 25, Issue:144

    Topics: Animals; Epilepsy; Female; Humans; Melatonin; Rats

1997
The therapeutics of melatonin: a paediatric perspective.
    Brain & development, 2000, Volume: 22, Issue:4

    Topics: Anticonvulsants; Child; Epilepsy; Humans; Melatonin; Sleep Wake Disorders

2000
Endogenous melatonin and epileptogenesis: facts and hypothesis.
    The International journal of neuroscience, 2001, Volume: 107, Issue:1-2

    Topics: Brain; Circadian Rhythm; Dopamine; Down-Regulation; Epilepsy; Humans; Melatonin

2001
Sleep disorders in children with neurologic diseases.
    Seminars in pediatric neurology, 2001, Volume: 8, Issue:4

    Topics: Anticonvulsants; Blindness; Child; Child, Preschool; Diagnosis, Differential; Epilepsy; Headache; Hu

2001
The pineal gland: a review of the biochemistry, physiology and pharmacological potential of melatonin and other pineal substances.
    Advances in drug research, 1977, Volume: 11

    Topics: Animals; Brain; Brain Diseases; Brain Neoplasms; Calcinosis; Circadian Rhythm; Endocrine Glands; Epi

1977
Melatonin: effects on brain function.
    Advances in biochemical psychopharmacology, 1974, Volume: 11, Issue:0

    Topics: Adenylyl Cyclases; Aminobutyrates; Animals; Behavior; Brain; Cerebral Cortex; Cyclic AMP; Electric S

1974

Trials

13 trials available for melatonin and Aura

ArticleYear
Effect of add-on melatonin on seizure outcomes and quality of sleep in epilepsy with idiopathic generalized tonic-clonic seizures alone in adult patients: Cross-sectional, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial.
    Brain and behavior, 2023, Volume: 13, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Anticonvulsants; Cross-Sectional Studies; Epilepsy; Humans; Melatonin; Seizures; Sleep Qualit

2023
Efficacy of Liposomal Melatonin in sleep EEG in Childhood: A Double Blind Case Control Study.
    International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022, 12-29, Volume: 20, Issue:1

    Topics: Case-Control Studies; Child; Child, Preschool; Double-Blind Method; Electroencephalography; Epilepsy

2022
Melatonin improves sleep in children with epilepsy: a randomized, double-blind, crossover study.
    Sleep medicine, 2015, Volume: 16, Issue:5

    Topics: Child; Cross-Over Studies; Delayed-Action Preparations; Double-Blind Method; Electroencephalography;

2015
Melatonin and sleep-related problems in children with intractable epilepsy.
    Pediatric neurology, 2010, Volume: 42, Issue:4

    Topics: Adolescent; Bruxism; Child; Child, Preschool; Epilepsy; Female; Humans; Hypnotics and Sedatives; Mal

2010
Normalization of the sleep-wake pattern and melatonin and 6-sulphatoxy-melatonin levels after a therapeutic trial with melatonin in children with severe epilepsy.
    Journal of pineal research, 2011, Volume: 50, Issue:2

    Topics: Child; Child, Preschool; Epilepsy; Humans; Melatonin; Placebos; Sleep Wake Disorders; Treatment Outc

2011
Melatonin does not influence sleep deprivation electroencephalogram recordings in children.
    European journal of pediatrics, 2012, Volume: 171, Issue:4

    Topics: Adolescent; Central Nervous System Depressants; Child, Preschool; Electroencephalography; Epilepsy;

2012
Effect of melatonin on seizure frequency in intractable epilepsy: a pilot study.
    Journal of child neurology, 2012, Volume: 27, Issue:12

    Topics: Actigraphy; Adolescent; Adult; Antioxidants; Child; Cross-Over Studies; Epilepsy; Female; Humans; Ma

2012
Add-on melatonin improves quality of life in epileptic children on valproate monotherapy: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
    Epilepsy & behavior : E&B, 2004, Volume: 5, Issue:3

    Topics: Anticonvulsants; Antioxidants; Child; Child, Preschool; Cross-Over Studies; Dose-Response Relationsh

2004
Melatonin in wake-sleep disorders in children, adolescents and young adults with mental retardation with or without epilepsy: a double-blind, cross-over, placebo-controlled trial.
    Brain & development, 2004, Volume: 26, Issue:6

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Anticonvulsants; Child; Child, Preschool; Cros

2004
A randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled trial of melatonin add-on therapy in epileptic children on valproate monotherapy: effect on glutathione peroxidase and glutathione reductase enzymes.
    British journal of clinical pharmacology, 2004, Volume: 58, Issue:5

    Topics: Anticonvulsants; Antioxidants; Child; Child, Preschool; Double-Blind Method; Drug Therapy, Combinati

2004
Effects of add-on melatonin administration on antioxidant enzymes in children with epilepsy taking carbamazepine monotherapy: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
    Epilepsia, 2004, Volume: 45, Issue:12

    Topics: Anticonvulsants; Antioxidants; Carbamazepine; Child; Child, Preschool; Double-Blind Method; Drug Int

2004
Melatonin effect on seizures in children with severe neurologic deficit disorders.
    Epilepsia, 2001, Volume: 42, Issue:9

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Adolescent; Anticonvulsants; Antioxidants; Child; Child, Preschool; Drug Admin

2001
Melatonin treatment for sleep disorders in children with neurodevelopmental disorders: an observational study.
    Developmental medicine and child neurology, 2002, Volume: 44, Issue:5

    Topics: Adolescent; Child; Child, Preschool; Developmental Disabilities; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; E

2002

Other Studies

62 other studies available for melatonin and Aura

ArticleYear
Design, physico-chemical properties and biological evaluation of some new N-[(phenoxy)alkyl]- and N-{2-[2-(phenoxy)ethoxy]ethyl}aminoalkanols as anticonvulsant agents.
    Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, 2016, Apr-15, Volume: 24, Issue:8

    Topics: Amino Alcohols; Animals; Anticonvulsants; Chemistry, Physical; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Dru

2016
Anticonvulsant activity of melatonin and its success in ameliorating epileptic comorbidity-like symptoms in zebrafish.
    European journal of pharmacology, 2021, Dec-05, Volume: 912

    Topics: Animals; Anticonvulsants; Behavior, Animal; Cluster Analysis; Disease Models, Animal; Epilepsy; Gene

2021
The Effects of Vitamin D3 and Melatonin Combination on Pentylenetetrazole- induced Seizures in Mice.
    Central nervous system agents in medicinal chemistry, 2022, Volume: 22, Issue:2

    Topics: Animals; Anticonvulsants; Cholecalciferol; Disease Models, Animal; Epilepsy; Melatonin; Mice; Pentyl

2022
Melatonin and Epilepsy.
    Folia medica, 2021, Dec-31, Volume: 63, Issue:6

    Topics: Animals; Anticonvulsants; Circadian Rhythm; Epilepsy; Humans; Melatonin; Seizures

2021
Melatonin regulates microglial polarization to M2 cell via RhoA/ROCK signaling pathway in epilepsy.
    Immunity, inflammation and disease, 2023, Volume: 11, Issue:6

    Topics: Animals; Epilepsy; Lipopolysaccharides; Melatonin; Mice; Microglia; Signal Transduction

2023
The relationship between epileptic seizure and melatonin in children.
    Epilepsy & behavior : E&B, 2020, Volume: 112

    Topics: Child; Electroencephalography; Epilepsy; Humans; Melatonin; Seizures; Status Epilepticus

2020
Response to Dr. Kennaway.
    Epilepsy & behavior : E&B, 2021, Volume: 114, Issue:Pt A

    Topics: Child; Epilepsy; Humans; Melatonin; Seizures

2021
Melatonin measurement in epilepsy; are the assays letting us down?
    Epilepsy & behavior : E&B, 2021, Volume: 114, Issue:Pt A

    Topics: Child; Epilepsy; Humans; Melatonin; Seizures

2021
Melatonin and Hippo Pathway: Is There Existing Cross-Talk?
    International journal of molecular sciences, 2017, 09-06, Volume: 18, Issue:9

    Topics: Animals; Antioxidants; Circadian Rhythm; Epilepsy; Humans; Melatonin; Protein Serine-Threonine Kinas

2017
Levels of Melatonin in Continuous Spikes and Waves During Sleep.
    Journal of child neurology, 2019, Volume: 34, Issue:6

    Topics: Child; Circadian Rhythm; Electroencephalography; Epilepsy; Female; Humans; Male; Melatonin; Sleep

2019
Question 1: in a child with epilepsy, does melatonin affect the seizure threshold?
    Archives of disease in childhood, 2013, Volume: 98, Issue:8

    Topics: Child; Epilepsy; Humans; Melatonin; Sleep Wake Disorders

2013
Therapeutic potential of agomelatine in epilepsy and epileptic complications.
    Medical hypotheses, 2014, Volume: 82, Issue:1

    Topics: Acetamides; Antidepressive Agents; Cell Survival; Circadian Rhythm; Drug Discovery; Epilepsy; Hippoc

2014
Oxidative stress induced by epileptic seizure and its attenuation by melatonin.
    Physiological research, 2013, Volume: 62, Issue:Suppl 1

    Topics: Animals; Antioxidants; Central Nervous System Depressants; Epilepsy; Hydroxyl Radical; Male; Melaton

2013
Circadian profile of salivary melatonin secretion and its concentration after epileptic seizure in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy--preliminary report.
    Pharmacological reports : PR, 2014, Volume: 66, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Circadian Rhythm; Epilepsy; Female; Humans; Male; Melatonin; Middle Aged; Saliva; Seizures; Y

2014
Occurrence of epileptiform discharges and sleep during EEG recordings in children after melatonin intake versus sleep-deprivation.
    Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2015, Volume: 126, Issue:8

    Topics: Adolescent; Brain; Central Nervous System Depressants; Child; Child, Preschool; Electroencephalograp

2015
Chronotype in patients with epilepsy: A controlled study in 60 subjects with late-onset focal epilepsy.
    Epilepsy & behavior : E&B, 2015, Volume: 50

    Topics: Adult; Case-Control Studies; Circadian Rhythm; Epilepsy; Female; Humans; Male; Melatonin; Middle Age

2015
Safety of melatonin.
    Journal of paediatrics and child health, 2015, Volume: 51, Issue:8

    Topics: Epilepsy; Humans; Melatonin; Sleep; Sleep Wake Disorders

2015
Melatonin Alleviates the Epilepsy-Associated Impairments in Hippocampal LTP and Spatial Learning Through Rescue of Surface GluR2 Expression at Hippocampal CA1 Synapses.
    Neurochemical research, 2017, Volume: 42, Issue:5

    Topics: Animals; Antioxidants; CA1 Region, Hippocampal; Epilepsy; Long-Term Potentiation; Male; Melatonin; R

2017
Antiepileptic activity of melatonin in guinea pigs with pentylenetetrazol-induced seizures.
    Neurological research, 2009, Volume: 31, Issue:9

    Topics: Animals; Anticonvulsants; Brain; Central Nervous System Depressants; Convulsants; Disease Models, An

2009
[Serum melatonin levels in children with epilepsy or febrile seizures].
    Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics, 2009, Volume: 11, Issue:4

    Topics: Child; Child, Preschool; Epilepsy; Female; Humans; Infant; Male; Melatonin; Seizures, Febrile

2009
Melatonin versus chloral hydrate for recording sleep EEG.
    European journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society, 2010, Volume: 14, Issue:3

    Topics: Child; Child, Preschool; Chloral Hydrate; Electroencephalography; Epilepsy; Female; Humans; Hypnotic

2010
Report from the 2004 AES Annual Meeting. Highlights from the 58th Annual Meeting of the American Epilepsy Society, December 3-7, 2004, New Orleans, LA.
    Reviews in neurological diseases, 2005,Spring, Volume: 2, Issue:2

    Topics: Animals; Aromatase Inhibitors; Complementary Therapies; Disease Models, Animal; Epilepsy; Gonadal St

2005
Melatonin in epilepsy and febrile seizures.
    Journal of child neurology, 2010, Volume: 25, Issue:7

    Topics: Analysis of Variance; Case-Control Studies; Child; Child, Preschool; Circadian Rhythm; Data Interpre

2010
Melatonin and childhood refractory epilepsy--a pilot study.
    Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2010, Volume: 16, Issue:9

    Topics: Adolescent; Case-Control Studies; Child; Child, Preschool; Circadian Rhythm; Epilepsy; Epilepsy, Gen

2010
Light therapy as a treatment for epilepsy.
    Medical hypotheses, 2011, Volume: 76, Issue:5

    Topics: Anticonvulsants; Epilepsy; Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe; Humans; Light; Melatonin; Models, Biological; Mo

2011
Melatonin secretion in children with epilepsy.
    Epilepsy & behavior : E&B, 2012, Volume: 25, Issue:3

    Topics: Adolescent; Analysis of Variance; Area Under Curve; Child; Circadian Rhythm; Enzyme-Linked Immunosor

2012
Ganglioside GT1B and melatonin inhibit brain mitochondrial DNA damage and seizures induced by kainic acid in mice.
    Brain research, 2003, Feb-21, Volume: 964, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Brain; Cell Death; DNA Damage; DNA, Mitochondrial; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug I

2003
Pineal cysts in childhood.
    Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2003, Volume: 19, Issue:10-11

    Topics: Adolescent; alpha-Fetoproteins; Bradycardia; Child; Child, Preschool; Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta S

2003
Diurnal actions of melatonin on epileptic activity in hippocampal slices of rats.
    Life sciences, 2003, Oct-03, Volume: 73, Issue:20

    Topics: Animals; Bicuculline; Circadian Rhythm; Electroencephalography; Epilepsy; GABA Antagonists; Hippocam

2003
Modulation of antiepileptic effect of phenytoin and carbamazepine by melatonin in mice.
    Methods and findings in experimental and clinical pharmacology, 2004, Volume: 26, Issue:2

    Topics: Animals; Anticonvulsants; Area Under Curve; Carbamazepine; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Dis

2004
Evidence based medicine.
    Developmental medicine and child neurology, 2004, Volume: 46, Issue:11

    Topics: Adaptation, Psychological; Capital Financing; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Epilepsy; Evidence-Based Medici

2004
[Effect of melatonin on intractable epilepsies].
    Orvosi hetilap, 2004, Dec-19, Volume: 145, Issue:51

    Topics: Age of Onset; Anticonvulsants; Child, Preschool; Drug Resistance; Drug Therapy, Combination; Electro

2004
Beneficial effects of melatonin on morphological changes in postnatal cerebellar tissue owing to epileptiform activity during pregnancy in rats: light and immunohistochemical study.
    Brain research. Developmental brain research, 2005, Oct-06, Volume: 159, Issue:2

    Topics: Animals; Cerebellum; Epilepsy; Female; Immunohistochemistry; Intermediate Filament Proteins; Melaton

2005
Melatonin and epilepsy.
    Archives of disease in childhood, 2005, Volume: 90, Issue:11

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Child; Epilepsy; Humans; Melatonin; Retrospective Studies; Sleep Wake Disorders

2005
Pinealectomy stimulates and exogenous melatonin inhibits harmful effects of epileptiform activity during pregnancy in the hippocampus of newborn rats: an immunohistochemical study.
    Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2006, Volume: 22, Issue:5

    Topics: Analysis of Variance; Animals; Animals, Newborn; Anticonvulsants; Epilepsy; Female; Gene Expression

2006
Anticonvulsant effects of melatonin on penicillin-induced epileptiform activity in rats.
    Brain research, 2006, Jul-12, Volume: 1099, Issue:1

    Topics: Action Potentials; Analysis of Variance; Animals; Anticonvulsants; Disease Models, Animal; Dose-Resp

2006
Efficacy of melatonin on offspring liver maturation in pinealectomized pregnant rats subjected to experimental epilepsy.
    Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology, 2007, Volume: 22, Issue:4

    Topics: Animals; Epilepsy; Female; In Situ Nick-End Labeling; Liver; Melatonin; Pineal Gland; Pregnancy; Pre

2007
Cardiovascular protective effect of melatonin in sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: a hypothesis.
    Medical hypotheses, 2008, Volume: 70, Issue:3

    Topics: Cardiotonic Agents; Death, Sudden; Epilepsy; Humans; Melatonin; Models, Biological; Risk Factors; Se

2008
[The pineal gland and epilepsy].
    Sheng li ke xue jin zhan [Progress in physiology], 1982, Volume: 13, Issue:4

    Topics: Animals; Anticonvulsants; Epilepsy; Humans; Melatonin; Pineal Gland

1982
Sudden unexpected death in epileptics following sudden, intense, increases in geomagnetic activity: prevalence of effect and potential mechanisms.
    International journal of biometeorology, 1995, Volume: 38, Issue:4

    Topics: Animals; Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Death, Sudden; Electromagnetic Phenomena; Epilepsy; Geography; Humans

1995
Day-night variations in melatonin secretion by the pineal gland during febrile and epileptic convulsions in children.
    Psychiatry research, 1994, Volume: 52, Issue:3

    Topics: Brain; Child; Child, Preschool; Circadian Rhythm; Epilepsy; Female; Humans; Infant; Male; Melatonin;

1994
Melatonin response in active epilepsy.
    Epilepsia, 1995, Volume: 36, Issue:1

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Child; Child, Preschool; Circadian Rhythm; Epilepsy; Female; Humans; Male; Melato

1995
Effects of febrile and epileptic convulsions on daily variations in plasma melatonin concentration in children.
    Journal of pineal research, 1994, Volume: 16, Issue:1

    Topics: Child; Child, Preschool; Circadian Rhythm; Epilepsy; Female; Humans; Infant; Male; Melatonin; Radioi

1994
[Diurnal secretion profile of melatonin in epileptic children with or without photosensitivity and an observation of altered circadian rhythm in a case of completely under dark living condition].
    No to hattatsu = Brain and development, 1993, Volume: 25, Issue:5

    Topics: Child; Child, Preschool; Circadian Rhythm; Dark Adaptation; Electroencephalography; Epilepsy; Female

1993
Melatonin, cortisol and body temperature rhythms in Lennox-Gastaut patients with or without circadian rhythm sleep disorders.
    Journal of neurology, 1993, Volume: 240, Issue:7

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Axilla; Body Temperature Regulation; Child; Circadian Rhythm; Epilepsy; Female; H

1993
Geophysical variables and behavior: LXXIX. Overt limbic seizures are associated with concurrent and premidscotophase geomagnetic activity: synchronization by prenocturnal feeding.
    Perceptual and motor skills, 1995, Volume: 81, Issue:1

    Topics: Amygdala; Animals; Arousal; Circadian Rhythm; Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone; Electroencephalograph

1995
Melatonin reduces low-Mg2+ epileptiform activity in human temporal slices.
    Experimental brain research, 1995, Volume: 107, Issue:2

    Topics: Autoradiography; Electrophysiology; Epilepsy; Humans; In Vitro Techniques; Iodine Radioisotopes; Mag

1995
Relationships between methoxyindole and kynurenine pathway metabolites in plasma and urine in children suffering from febrile and epileptic seizures.
    Clinical endocrinology, 1997, Volume: 47, Issue:6

    Topics: 3-Hydroxyanthranilic Acid; Child; Child, Preschool; Circadian Rhythm; Epilepsy; Female; Humans; Infa

1997
Magnesium deficiency-dependent audiogenic seizures (MDDASs) in adult mice: a nutritional model for discriminatory screening of anticonvulsant drugs and original assessment of neuroprotection properties.
    The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 1998, Jun-01, Volume: 18, Issue:11

    Topics: Acoustic Stimulation; Animals; Anticonvulsants; Azepines; Brain Chemistry; Disease Models, Animal; D

1998
Persistent elevation of nocturnal activity in rodents following apparent recovery from lithium/pilocarpine-induced limbic seizures.
    Perceptual and motor skills, 1998, Volume: 86, Issue:3 Pt 2

    Topics: Animals; Behavior, Animal; Brain; Circadian Rhythm; Epilepsy; Limbic System; Lithium; Male; Melatoni

1998
Anticonvulsant effects of melatonin in amygdala-kindled rats.
    Neuroscience letters, 1998, Nov-20, Volume: 257, Issue:1

    Topics: Amygdala; Animals; Anticonvulsants; Circadian Rhythm; Disease Models, Animal; Dose-Response Relation

1998
Re: Sadler's article regarding lamotrigine-associated insomnia in an adult tertiary care epilepsy out-patient clinic.
    Epilepsia, 2000, Volume: 41, Issue:7

    Topics: Adult; Anticonvulsants; Child; Epilepsy; Female; Humans; Lamotrigine; Melatonin; Sleep Initiation an

2000
Patients with intractable epilepsy have low melatonin, which increases following seizures.
    Neurology, 2000, Dec-12, Volume: 55, Issue:11

    Topics: Adult; Epilepsy; Female; Humans; Hydrocortisone; Male; Melatonin; Middle Aged; Radioimmunoassay; Sal

2000
Melatonin and epileptic seizures in patients with acute intermittent porphyria.
    Epileptic disorders : international epilepsy journal with videotape, 2000, Volume: 2, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Child; Chromosome Aberrations; Chromosome Disorders; Chromosomes, Hu

2000
Melatonin secretion in relation to sleep in epileptics.
    Progress in brain research, 1979, Volume: 52

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Child; Circadian Rhythm; Epilepsy; Female; Humans; Male; Melatonin; Norepinephrin

1979
[Cerebrospinal fluid melatonin in diseases of the nervous system].
    Zhurnal nevropatologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova (Moscow, Russia : 1952), 1977, Volume: 77, Issue:12

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Arachnoiditis; Brain Diseases; Brain Injuries; Brain Neoplasms; Epilepsy; Female;

1977
The relationship of limbic epilepsy to pineal melatonin functions.
    The International journal of neuroscience, 1991, Volume: 60, Issue:1-2

    Topics: Epilepsy; Humans; Limbic System; Melatonin; Pineal Gland

1991
Serum melatonin kinetics in epileptic children with or without photosensitivity.
    The Japanese journal of psychiatry and neurology, 1990, Volume: 44, Issue:2

    Topics: Child; Child, Preschool; Circadian Rhythm; Dark Adaptation; Epilepsy; Female; Humans; Infant; Light;

1990
Epileptic but not psychogenic seizures are accompanied by simultaneous elevation of serum pituitary hormones and cortisol levels.
    Neuroendocrinology, 1989, Volume: 49, Issue:1

    Topics: Catecholamines; Circadian Rhythm; Epilepsy; Growth Hormone; Humans; Hydrocortisone; Melatonin; Pitui

1989
Could supplementary dietary tryptophan and taurine prevent epileptic seizures?
    Medical hypotheses, 1985, Volume: 18, Issue:4

    Topics: Diet; Epilepsy; gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; Humans; Melatonin; Monoamine Oxidase; Pineal Gland; Taurine

1985
Physiological and radiological implications of a low incidence of pineal calcification in Nigeria.
    Neuroendocrinology, 1972, Volume: 9, Issue:1

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Calcinosis; Calcium; Child; Child, Preschool; Congenital Abnor

1972
On the effect of melatonin upon human brain. Its possible therapeutic implications.
    Life sciences. Pt. 1: Physiology and pharmacology, 1971, Aug-01, Volume: 10, Issue:15

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Adolescent; Adult; Brain; Electroencephalography; Electrophysiology; Epilepsy;

1971