Sleep medicine reviews
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Sleep medicine reviews · Dec 2012
ReviewInterventions with a sleep outcome for children with cerebral palsy or a post-traumatic brain injury: a systematic review.
The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic literature review on interventions for sleep problems in children (aged 0-12 years) with cerebral palsy (CP) or traumatic brain injury (TBI). The literature describes sleep disorders as common in both conditions. Criteria were expanded to include interventions for other medical conditions where sleep was measured as an outcome. ⋯ No studies using melatonin studied CP patients exclusively. The one study where sleep was measured as a secondary outcome for TBI was of limited value. In conclusion, more well-designed studies are necessary to advance evidence-based treatments in the area of sleep problems for these chronic pediatric conditions.