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Nocturnal Plasma Melatonin and Alpha-Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone Levels During Exacerbation of Multiple Sclerosis

Reuven Sandyk Neuro Communication Research Laboratories, 36 Mill Plain Road, Danburg, CT, 06811, USA; the Department of Neuroscience, the Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Rehabilitation Services of Touro College, NY, USA
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Gavin I. Awerbuch Department of Neurology, Bay Medical Center, Bay City, Michigan, 48706, USA
Pages 173-186 | Received 05 Jun 1992, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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Reuven Sandyk. (1998) Treatment With AC Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields Prevents Seasonal Exacerbation of Symptoms in Multiple Sclerosis. International Journal of Neuroscience 96:1-2, pages 53-62.
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Reuven Sandyk. (1998) Treatment With AC Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields Induces Vivid Colored Dreams in Multiple Sclerosis. International Journal of Neuroscience 96:1-2, pages 45-52.
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Reuven Sandyk. (1997) Treatment with Electromagnetic Fields Reverses the Long-Term Clinical Course of a Patient with Chronic Progressive Multiple Sclerosis. International Journal of Neuroscience 90:3-4, pages 177-185.
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Reuven Sandyk. (1997) Resolution of Sleep Paralysis by Weak Electromagnetic Fields in a Patient with Multiple Sclerosis. International Journal of Neuroscience 90:3-4, pages 145-157.
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Reuven Sandyk. (1997) Influence of the Pineal Gland on the Expression of Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis: Possible Relationship to the Aquisition of Multiple Sclerosis. International Journal of Neuroscience 90:1-2, pages 129-133.
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Reuven Sandyk. (1997) The Biological Significance of Yawning Elicited by Application of Electromagnetic Fields in Multiple Sclerosis. International Journal of Neuroscience 89:1-2, pages 53-60.
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Reuven Sandyk. (1996) Suicidal Behavior is Attenuated in Patientis with Multiple Sclerosis by Treatment with Electromagnetic Fields. International Journal of Neuroscience 87:1-2, pages 5-15.
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Reuven Sandyk. (1996) Resolution of Partial Cataplexy in Multiple Sclerosis by Treatment with Weak Electromagnetic Fields. International Journal of Neuroscience 84:1-4, pages 157-164.
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Reuven Sandyk. (1996) Treatment With Weak Electromagnetic Fields Attenuates Carbohydrate Craving in a Patient With Multiple Sclerosis. International Journal of Neuroscience 86:1-2, pages 67-77.
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Reuven Sandyk & Lea C. Dann. (1995) Resolution of Lhermitte's Sign in Multiple Sclerosis by Treatment with weak Electromagnetic Fields. International Journal of Neuroscience 81:1-2, pages 215-224.
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Reuven Sandyk. (1995) Weak Electromagnetic Fields Improve Body Image Perception in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis. International Journal of Neuroscience 82:3-4, pages 285-302.
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Reuven Sandyk. (1995) Chronic Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis: A Case of Rapid Recovery by Application of Weak Electromagnetic Fields. International Journal of Neuroscience 82:3-4, pages 223-242.
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Reuven Sandyk. (1995) Weak Electromagnetic Fields Restore Dream Recall in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis. International Journal of Neuroscience 82:1-2, pages 113-125.
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Reuven Sandyk. (1995) Premenstrual Exacerbation of Symptoms in Multiple Sclerosis is Attenuated by Treatment with Weak Electromagnetic Fields. International Journal of Neuroscience 83:3-4, pages 187-198.
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Reuven Sandyk. (1995) The Pineal Gland, Cataplexy, and Multiple Sclerosis. International Journal of Neuroscience 83:3-4, pages 153-163.
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Reuven Sandyk. (1995) Long Term Beneficial Effects of Weak Electromagnetic Fields in Multiple Sclerosis. International Journal of Neuroscience 83:1-2, pages 45-57.
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Reuven Sandyk. (1995) Diurnal Variations in Vision and Relations to Circadian Melatonin Secretion in Multiple Sclerosis. International Journal of Neuroscience 83:1-2, pages 1-6.
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Reuven Sandyk & Robert P. Iacono. (1994) Multiple Sclerosis: Improvement of Visuoperceptive Functions by Picotesla Range Magnetic Fields. International Journal of Neuroscience 74:1-4, pages 177-189.
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. (1994) Book Review. International Journal of Neuroscience 79:1-2, pages 133-141.
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Reuven Sandyk & Gavin I. Awerbuch. (1994) The Relationship Between Melatonin Secretion and Serum Cholesterol in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis. International Journal of Neuroscience 76:1-2, pages 81-86.
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. (1993) Demyelination as An Epiphenomenon in Multiple Sclerosis. International Journal of Neuroscience 72:3-4, pages 141-148.
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Reuven Sandyk & Robert P Iacono. (1993) Resolution of Longstanding Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis by Application of Picotesla Range Magnetic Fields. International Journal of Neuroscience 70:3-4, pages 255-269.
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