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. 2014 Feb 4;9(2):e84128. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084128

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)
a

Effectiveness of treatment as evaluated by parents.

b

Melatonin was withdrawn for the study.