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| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 222 - 229 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Sleep Medicine |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
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Neurobehavioral function is impaired in children with all severities of sleep disordered breathing. / Bourke, Robert; Anderson, Vicki; Yang, Shao-Chung; Jackman, Angela; Killedar, Asawari; Nixon, Gillian; Davey, Margot; Walker, Adrian; Trinder, John; Horne, Rosemary Sylvia Claire.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Neurobehavioral function is impaired in children with all severities of sleep disordered breathing
AU - Bourke, Robert
AU - Anderson, Vicki
AU - Yang, Shao-Chung
AU - Jackman, Angela
AU - Killedar, Asawari
AU - Nixon, Gillian
AU - Davey, Margot
AU - Walker, Adrian
AU - Trinder, John
AU - Horne, Rosemary Sylvia Claire
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) is common in children and ranges in severity from primary snoring (PS), to obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). This study investigated everyday function (behavior, attention, executive skills) in children with varying degrees of SDB and control children with no history of SDB recruited from the community. METHODS: One hundred thirty-six children aged 7-12 were studied. Routine overnight polysomnography (PSG) classified children into 4 groups: PS (n=59), mild OSAS (n=24), moderate/severe OSAS (n=18), and controls (n=35). Behavioral function and behavioral aspects of attention and executive function were assessed using the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF). RESULTS: Children with all severities of SDB had significantly higher rates of total, internalizing and externalizing behavioral problems compared to control children. Increased rates of behavioral executive dysfunction were also found across the SDB spectrum. CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that behavioral, attention, and executive function difficulties are present in children with PS as well as OSAS. These results have implications for the treatment of milder forms of SDB, particularly PS, which is commonly viewed as benign.
AB - Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) is common in children and ranges in severity from primary snoring (PS), to obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). This study investigated everyday function (behavior, attention, executive skills) in children with varying degrees of SDB and control children with no history of SDB recruited from the community. METHODS: One hundred thirty-six children aged 7-12 were studied. Routine overnight polysomnography (PSG) classified children into 4 groups: PS (n=59), mild OSAS (n=24), moderate/severe OSAS (n=18), and controls (n=35). Behavioral function and behavioral aspects of attention and executive function were assessed using the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF). RESULTS: Children with all severities of SDB had significantly higher rates of total, internalizing and externalizing behavioral problems compared to control children. Increased rates of behavioral executive dysfunction were also found across the SDB spectrum. CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that behavioral, attention, and executive function difficulties are present in children with PS as well as OSAS. These results have implications for the treatment of milder forms of SDB, particularly PS, which is commonly viewed as benign.
UR - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21324739
U2 - 10.1016/j.sleep.2010.08.011
DO - 10.1016/j.sleep.2010.08.011
M3 - Article
VL - 12
SP - 222
EP - 229
JO - Sleep Medicine
JF - Sleep Medicine
SN - 1389-9457
IS - 3
ER -