Table 1. MPS III Participant Information.
Sex | Age | Ethnicity | MPS III subtype | Current intervention(effectivenessa) | Previous treatmentfor sleep problems(effectivenessa) |
Male | 2 | Pakistani | B | None | None |
Male | 4 | White Polish | A | None | None |
Male | 5 | White British | B | None | Behavioural advice(parents alreadyused the techniques) |
Male | 10 | Pakistani | B | Melatoninb (good for settling),Loperamide | Herbal medicine(not effective afterthe first week) |
Female | 10 | Pakistani | B | Walking (seems to help)Risperidone (not very helpful) | None |
Female | 11 | White British | A | Gonapeptyl | None |
Male | 14 | White British | A | Chloral hydrate, Zopiclone(both effective in the short-term,not long-term), Levetiracetam,Ibuprofen, Hyoscine | Melatonin (effectivein the short-term, not long-term), Behaviouralmodification (not effective) |
Female | 15 | White British | A | Zopiclone, Clonazepam,Midazolam, Sodium Valproate,Senokot, Movicol, Omeprazole,Glycopyrrolate, Morphine, Paracetamol | Melatonin (no effect),Temazepam (effectiveinitially but became tearful & distressed) |
Effectiveness of treatment as evaluated by parents.
Melatonin was withdrawn for the study.