Melatonin as an Alternative to Sedation in Pediatric Electroencephalography: Need to Exercise Caution!

Roosy Aulakh

doi:10.1055/s-0036-1593398

Journal of Pediatric Neurology, Table of Contents

Journal of Pediatric Neurology 2016; 14(04): 164-166
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1593398

Letter to the Editor

Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Melatonin as an Alternative to Sedation in Pediatric Electroencephalography: Need to Exercise Caution!

Roosy Aulakh

¹Department of Pediatrics, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India

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