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Old 06-17-2007, 06:48 PM
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child sleep Q

4 yo boy brought to his PCP by his parents because he has episodes where he wakes up in the middle of the night screaming. The parents say that one night, they found the boy in his bed, wildly thrashing, with his eyes open. They tried to hug him, but he pushed them away. After 3 minutes, the boy fell back asleep. The next morning, he boy had no memory of he episode. What do you use to treat the boy’s disorder?

a. Haloperidol
b. Diazepam
c. Methylphenidate
d. Amitryyptiline
e. Valproate acid
f. Lithium
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