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Table 3 Effect of melatonin administration during MRI performing and patient evaulation after MRI

From: A solution based on melatonin, tryptophan, and vitamin B6 (Melamil Tripto©) for sedation in newborns during brain MRI

 

2 mg (32)

3 mg (72)

4 mg [5]

p-value

Quality of MRI

 Positive (patient, %)

26 (81,2%)

67 (93%)

5 (100%)

 

 Diffucult (patient, %)

6 (17,8%)

2 (2,7%)

0 (0%)

 

 Negative (patient, %)

0 (0%)

3 (4,3%)

0 (0%)

 
    

0,04

Waking state after MRI

 Awake, tends to fall asleep

10 (31,2%)

16 (22,2%)

0 (0%)

 

 Awake if stimulated

3 (9,3%)

7 (9,8%)

0 (0%)

 

 Awake

19 (59,5%)

49 (68%)

5 (100%)

 
    

0,6