1 |  | Jones, Bryan W.; Jones, Christopher R.; Czajkowski, Laura | Familial advanced sleep-phase syndrome: a short-period circadian rhythmvariant in humans | Biological circadian clocks oscillate with an approximately 24-hour period, are ubiquitous, and presumably confer a selective advantage by anticipating the transitions between day and night. The circadian rhythms of sleep, melatonin secretion and body core temperature are thought to be generated by ... | Activity cycles; matched-pair analysis; polysomnography | 1999 |
2 |  | Digre, Kathleen B. | Novel mechanism for benign essential blepharospasm. | PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that the photophobia of benign essential blepharospasm (BEB) is caused by sympathetically maintained pain. METHODS: Nineteen patients with photophobia and BEB were enrolled in an unblinded prospective treatment trial. The intervention was ... | Blepharospasm, Autonomic Nerve Block, Blepharospasm, Superior Cervical Ganglion, Lidocaine, Pain | 1999-11-15 |