CYPROHEPTADINE HCL EFFECT ON FAILURE TO THRIVE

非器质性发育不良的儿童对儿科医生来说是一个困难的挑战，因为一旦排除了器质性病因，就没有具体的治疗方法。本研究旨在调查具有食欲刺激作用的抗组胺药环肌动蛋白（Cyproheptadine HCL）是否会促进非器质性发育障碍儿童的体重增加。将对这些儿童的体重增加进行评估，以确定这是由于药物的生理作用还是由于家庭心理社会功能的改善。

Children with nonorganic failure to thrive present a difficult challenge to the pediatrician as there is no specific treatment once organic etiologies have been ruled out. This study is investigating whether Cyproheptadine HCL (Periactin), an antihistamine with appetite stimulating effects, will promote weight gain in children with nonorganic failure to thrive. Weight gain in these children will be evaluated to determine if it is due to a physiological effect of the medication or to an improvement in psychsocial functioning in the family.