Sedation with medication and homeopathy for electroencephalographic study in children

Authors

  • Kenia Ramos Padilla Hospital General Docente Abel Santamaría Cuadrado
  • Yanny Echeverría Cruz Hospital Pediátrico Pepe Portilla. Pinar del Río.
  • Diamelys Caridad Hernández Echevarría Hospital General Docente "Abel Santamaría Cuadrado". Pinar del Río.
  • Mairín Hidalgo Musa Hospital General Docente "Abel Santamaría Cuadrado". Pinar del Río.

Keywords:

Neurological examination/methods, Chloral hydrate, Passiflora.

Abstract

Introduction: neurological disorders are one of the most common diseases in pediatric ages. To study these disorders, the recording of brain electrical activity through electroencephalogram is very useful. Sedation is necessary in young children to obtain a record of sleep, usually performed, despite its drawbacks with drug treatment.
Objective: to assess the sedative effect of homeopathic passionflower at 6CH to conduct EEG in children compared with chloral hydrate and diphenhydramine syrup.
Material and method: an experimental study was conducted with 100 children of both sexes between one and four years old attending the Provincial Department of Neurophysiology at "Pepe Portilla" Pediatric Hospital, Pinar del Rio 2014, to undergo EEG under sedation. A randomized systematic sampling was performed to assign and form two groups of treatment (conventional and homeopathic) with 50 patients each, which was compared by the effectiveness of sedation and its duration.
Results: sedation with the 6CH passionflower was as effective as than the one obtained with conventional treatment using chloral hydrate and diphenhydramine syrup, achieving and maintaining all children sedated without the occurrence of adverse reactions, throughout the electroencephalogram.
Conclusions: passionflower is an effective and safe homeopathic medication to sedate young children; it is a therapeutic alternative to perform EEG to diagnose central nervous system diseases.

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Author Biographies

Kenia Ramos Padilla, Hospital General Docente Abel Santamaría Cuadrado

Máster en Medicina Bioenérgética y Natural. Médico especialista de segundo grado en Medicina Tradiciona y Natural del servicio de MTN del Hospital Abel Santamaría. Profesora Auxiliar. Miembro de la Cátedra Provincial de MTN. Ejecutivo del Grupo Provincial de Medicina Tradicional y Natural. 

 

Yanny Echeverría Cruz, Hospital Pediátrico Pepe Portilla. Pinar del Río.

Especialista de Primer Grado en Neurofisiología. Instructora.

Diamelys Caridad Hernández Echevarría, Hospital General Docente "Abel Santamaría Cuadrado". Pinar del Río.

Licenciada en Gestión de la Información y Bibliotecología

Mairín Hidalgo Musa, Hospital General Docente "Abel Santamaría Cuadrado". Pinar del Río.

Especialista de Primer Grado en Imagenología. Asistente.

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2015-10-28

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Ramos Padilla K, Echeverría Cruz Y, Hernández Echevarría DC, Hidalgo Musa M. Sedation with medication and homeopathy for electroencephalographic study in children. Rev Ciencias Médicas [Internet]. 2015 Oct. 28 [cited 2025 Jul. 31];19(5):803-10. Available from: https://revcmpinar.sld.cu/index.php/publicaciones/article/view/2110

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Vol. 19 No. 5 (2015)

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