Effect of Retinohypothalamic Tract Dysfunction on Melatonin Level in Patients with Chronic Disorders of Consciousness

Effect of Retinohypothalamic Tract Dysfunction on Melatonin Level in Patients with Chronic Disorders of Consciousness

Objective: The aim of this study is to compare the secretion level of nocturnal melatonin and the characteristics of the peripheral part of the visual analyzer in patients with chronic disorders of consciousness (DOC). Materials and Methods: We studied the level of melatonin in 22 patients with chro...

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Main Authors: Mikhail Kanarskii, Julia Nekrasova, Svetlana Vitkovskaya, Pranil Pradhan, Sergey Peshkov, Elena Borisova, Ilya Borisov, Olga Panasenkova, Marina V. Petrova, Igor Pryanikov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Brain Sciences
Subjects:
melatonin
chronic disorder of consciousness
anoxia
traumatic brain injury
ophthalmology
retinohypothalamic tract
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/5/559

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