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Maria Leticia C Magalhaes
Researcher at Federal University of Ceará
Publications - 2
Citations - 233
Maria Leticia C Magalhaes is an academic researcher from Federal University of Ceará. The author has contributed to research in topics: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index & Sleep apnea. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 206 citations.
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Effect of exogenous melatonin on sleep and motor dysfunction in Parkinson's disease. A randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled study.
C. A. M. Medeiros,Pedro Felipe Carvalhedo de Bruin,Lívia Ariane Lopes,Maria Leticia C Magalhaes,Maria de Lourdes Seabra,Veralice Meireles Sales de Bruin +5 more
TL;DR: Although melatonin significantly improved subjective quality of sleep as evaluated by the PSQI index, PSG abnormalities were not changed and motor dysfunction was not improved by the use of melatonin.
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Melatonin in Parkinson’s disease
C. A. M. Medeiros,P. F. Carvalhedo de Bruin,Lívia Ariane Lopes,Maria Leticia C Magalhaes,M. de Lourdes Seabra,V. M. Sales de Bruin +5 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that the beneficial effects of melatonin administration might have been associated to correction of this hypothetical circadian abnormality in the authors' subjects, and Dr. Fertl’s explanation for the findings deserves further investigation.