Abstract
A standard sleep questionnaire was given to the parents of 26 infants with protein-energy malnutrition who underwent polysomnographic evaluation. These investigations were repeated approximately 2 months after enrolment in a nutritional rehabilitation programme based on World Health Organization guidelines. Anthropometric values and serum serotonin levels were also measured. After nutritional rehabilitation there was a significantly higher percentage of non-rapid eye movement (REM) sleep; 2nd REM time, and latency times for sleep and REM sleep increased. Percentages of REM sleep and serum serotonin levels decreased significantly. Protein-energy malnutrition seems to affect the sleep-wake cycle; disturbed serotonin levels may be among the factors responsible.
MeSH terms
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Anthropometry
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Body Height
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Body Weight
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Case-Control Studies
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Child
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Edema / etiology
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Egypt
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Female
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Hemoglobins / metabolism
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Humans
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Infant
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Infant Nutrition Disorders / complications*
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Infant Nutrition Disorders / diagnosis
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Infant Nutrition Disorders / rehabilitation*
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Nutrition Assessment
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Nutritional Support
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Polysomnography
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Practice Guidelines as Topic
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Protein-Energy Malnutrition / complications*
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Protein-Energy Malnutrition / diagnosis
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Protein-Energy Malnutrition / rehabilitation*
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REM Sleep Parasomnias / blood
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REM Sleep Parasomnias / diagnosis
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REM Sleep Parasomnias / epidemiology
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REM Sleep Parasomnias / etiology*
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Serotonin / blood
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Serum Albumin / metabolism
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Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm / blood
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Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm / diagnosis
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Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm / epidemiology
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Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm / etiology*
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Statistics, Nonparametric
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Surveys and Questionnaires
Substances
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Hemoglobins
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Serum Albumin
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Serotonin