Objective short sleep duration is associated with the activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in insomnia

Objective To evaluate the association between objective short sleep duration in patients with insomnia and changes in blood parameters related to hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity.Method A cross-sectional pilot study was conducted in 30 middle-aged adults with chronic insomnia who w...

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Main Authors: Carolina D’Aurea, Dalva Poyares, Ronaldo D. Piovezan, Gisele Passos, Sergio Tufik, Marco Tulio de Mello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2015-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2015000600516&lng=en&tlng=en