Interventions in pediatric chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis: a systematic review

SJ Knight, A Scheinberg, AR Harvey - Journal of Adolescent Health, 2013 - Elsevier
Purpose A range of interventions have been used for the management of Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) in children and adolescents. Currently …

Disease mechanisms and clonidine treatment in adolescent chronic fatigue syndrome: a combined cross-sectional and randomized clinical trial

D Sulheim, E Fagermoen, A Winger… - JAMA …, 2014 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a disabling condition with unknown disease
mechanisms and few treatment options. Objective To explore the pathophysiology of CFS …

A mini-review of non-parenteral clonidine preparations for paediatric sedation

SM Hanning, M Orlu Gul, I Toni… - Journal of Pharmacy …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Objective To provide an overview of non-parenteral clonidine formulations and assess the
feasibility of their use for paediatric sedation. Methods A literature search was conducted …

Genetic variation in catechol-O-methyltransferase modifies effects of clonidine treatment in chronic fatigue syndrome

KT Hall, J Kossowsky, TF Oberlander… - The …, 2016 - nature.com
Clonidine, an α2-adrenergic receptor agonist, decreases circulating norepinephrine and
epinephrine, attenuating sympathetic activity. Although catechol-O-methyltransferase …

The use of clonidine in elderly patients with delirium; pharmacokinetics and hemodynamic responses

KR Hov, BE Neerland, AM Andersen… - BMC Pharmacology and …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background The Oslo Study of Clonidine in Elderly Patients with Delirium (LUCID)
is an RCT investigating the effect of clonidine in medical patients> 65 years with delirium. To …

Effects of low-dose clonidine on cardiovascular and autonomic variables in adolescents with chronic fatigue: a randomized controlled trial

E Fagermoen, D Sulheim, A Winger, AM Andersen… - BMC pediatrics, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a common and disabling condition
in adolescence with few treatment options. A central feature of CFS is orthostatic intolerance …

The protocol of the Oslo Study of Clonidine in Elderly Patients with Delirium; LUCID: a randomised placebo-controlled trial

BE Neerland, KR Hov, V Bruun Wyller, E Qvigstad… - BMC geriatrics, 2015 - Springer
Background Delirium affects 15% of hospitalised patients and is linked with poor outcomes,
yet few pharmacological treatment options exist. One hypothesis is that delirium may in part …

Pharmacotherapy of functional disorders in children

LA Probst, JL Burgess - Functional symptoms in pediatric disease: A …, 2014 - Springer
Functional disorders (FDs) can often be managed with non-pharmacologic therapies. When
drug therapy is employed, selection of medications should be based on the primary …

Delirium in elderly patients: pathophysiological mechanisms and clonidine treatment

BE Neerland - 2018 - duo.uio.no
Background Delirium is often also called “acute confusional state” and is characterized by
an acute decline in attention and cognition. Delirium is common, and as many as 20% of …