Nocturnal Scratching and Quality of Sleep in Children with Atopic Dermatitis

• Main Authors: Akiko Sugiyama (Author), Yoko Murakami (Author), Kazuaki Okamoto (Author), Hiroshi Nakano (Author), Masatoshi Wakatsuki (Author), Toshiaki Kawano (Author), Yuko Akamine (Author), Mihoko Iwata (Author), Chikako Motomura (Author), Kaoru Kojima (Author), Makiko Oda (Author), Satoshi Honjo (Author), Hiroshi Odajima (Author), Takeshi Nakahara (Author), Masutaka Furue (Author), Akihiko Ikoma (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Journals Sweden, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Itching due to atopic dermatitis causes sleep disorders in children, but its pathology is unknown. The aim of this study is to investigate nocturnal scratching as an indirect index of itching during sleep and its relationship with depth of sleep in children with atopic dermatitis. Nocturnal scratchi...