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Yichayaou Beloosesky1, Josef Grinblat, Moshe Laudon

  • 1Department of Geriatrics, Rabin Medical Center, Golda Campus, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Petach Tikva, Israel. belo-7@zahav.net.il

Neuroscience Letters
|February 5, 2002
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Melatonin

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Endocrinology
  • Sleep Medicine

Background:

  • Melatonin's circadian rhythm is not well understood in stroke patients.
  • Stroke can impact various physiological processes, including hormonal regulation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare urinary melatonin metabolite levels in different stroke types.
  • To investigate changes in melatonin excretion patterns post-stroke.

Main Methods:

  • Measured urinary sulfatoxymelatonin (6-SMT), a melatonin metabolite, every 4 hours over 24 hours.
  • Analyzed samples from stroke patients on days 3-4 and day 10 post-stroke.
  • Compared excretion patterns between extensive cortical and deep/lacunar stroke types.

Main Results:

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  • Urinary 6-SMT showed significant daily fluctuations in both stroke types.
  • Melatonin excretion patterns did not significantly differ between early (days 3-4) and later (day 10) post-stroke periods.
  • A delayed 6-SMT excretion was observed in extensive cortical stroke patients during the early post-stroke phase.

Conclusions:

  • The circadian oscillator appears preserved in both extensive cortical and deep/lacunar strokes.
  • Extensive cortical strokes may temporarily delay the melatonin surge in the initial days following the event.