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Neuropediatrics 1983; 14(1): 43-46
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1059551
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Sinus Pauses in Early Human Malnutrition During Waking and Sleeping

I.  Fagioli1 , P.  Salzarulo1 , F.  Salomon1 , C.  Ricour2
  • 1INSERM U3, 47 Bd de I'Hôpital, Paris 13
  • 2Département de Gastroentérologie Pédiatrique et de Nutrition, Hôpital des Enfants Malades, Paris
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15 May 2008 (online)

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Abstract

7 malnourished infants were studied before and after nutritional rehabilitation through long term polygraphic recordings during waking and sleeping. High amounts of sinus pauses (R-R interval comprised between 20 and 90% of the preceding interval) have been found in malnourished infants, mainly during quiet sleep. After the nutritional rehabilitation there is a dramatic reduction. The high amount of sinus pauses in infants suffering from severe malnutrition may reflect a disturbance of neurovegetative regulation, which is enhanced by sleep.

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ECG - Early human malnutrition - Sleep - Neurovegetative control

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