Melatonin for sundown syndrome and delirium in dementia: is it effective?

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2013 Jun;61(6):1045-1046. doi: 10.1111/jgs.12296.

Authors

Michiel Lammers^{1

2}, Amir I A Ahmed^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Elderly, Vincent van Gogh Institute for Psychiatry, Venray, the Netherlands.
² Department of Geriatric Medicine, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
³ Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

PMID: 23772740
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12296

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Alzheimer Disease / complications*
Alzheimer Disease / drug therapy
Central Nervous System Depressants / administration & dosage
Delirium / drug therapy*
Delirium / etiology
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Drug Administration Schedule
Humans
Male
Melatonin / administration & dosage*
Melatonin / therapeutic use
Syndrome

Substances

Central Nervous System Depressants
Melatonin