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| Title |
Melatonin Deficiency Hypothesis in Delirium: A Synthesis of Current Evidence
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Rejuvenation Research, August 2013
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| DOI | 10.1089/rej.2012.1405 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Sophia E. de Rooij, Barbara C. van Munster |
| Abstract |
The pineal hormone melatonin plays a major role in circadian sleep-wake rhythm in many mammals, including humans. Patients with acute confusional state or delirium, especially those with underlying cognitive impairment, frequently suffer from sleep disturbances and disturbed circadian rhythm. In this review, an overview is given of delirium and delirium symptoms that correspond with symptoms in dementia, such as sundowning, followed by a presentation of the circadian rhythm disorders in delirium in relation to melatonin deficiency. Finally, this review examines the therapeutic benefit of melatonin treatment in disorders related to delirium and dementia, including the placebo-controlled randomized clinical trials addressing this topic. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 136 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 130 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 18 | 13% |
| Researcher | 16 | 12% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 9 | 7% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 7% |
| Other | 28 | 21% |
| Unknown | 36 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 69 | 51% |
| Neuroscience | 6 | 4% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 4% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 4% |
| Psychology | 5 | 4% |
| Other | 9 | 7% |
| Unknown | 37 | 27% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 07 March 2018.
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#17,286,645
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#507
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#132,645
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#8
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