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Development of body temperature rhythm: 6 years follow up of three cases
Author(s) -
Ishihara Kaneyoshi
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1819.2001.00836.x
Subject(s) - rhythm , medicine , psychology
The present study was conducted to evaluate longitudinally the relationship between phase of temperature rhythm and sleep habits. Sleep‐logs were recorded from three children for 3 weeks during school term and 1 week before the experiment, and oral temperature was recorded for 2 consecutive days during summer vacations for 6 years. Although previous studies have reported that phase of temperature rhythm was established by 5 years old, phase delay of temperature was found in all subjects even after 5 years old. These results suggest that the establishment of temperature phase is after 5 years old.