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Childrenwithsleepapneahavehigherriskofbehavioral,adaptive
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March29,2013
AmericanAcademyofSleepMedicine
Anewstudyfoundthatobstructivesleepapnea,acommonformofsleepdisorderedbreathing,is
associatedwithincreasedratesofADHDlikebehavioralproblemsinchildrenaswellasother
adaptiveandlearningproblems.

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Anewstudyfoundthatobstructivesleepapnea,acommonformofsleepdisordered
breathing(SDB),isassociatedwithincreasedratesofADHDlikebehavioralproblemsin
childrenaswellasotheradaptiveandlearningproblems.
"Thisstudyprovidessomehelpfulinformationformedicalprofessionalsconsultingwithparentsabouttreatment
optionsforchildrenwithSDBthat,althoughitmayremit,thereareconsiderablebehavioralrisksassociatedwith
continuedSDB,"saidMichellePerfect,PhD,thestudy'sleadauthorandassistantprofessorintheschool
psychologyprograminthedepartmentofdisabilityandpsychoeducationalstudiesattheUniversityofArizonain
Tucson."SchoolpersonnelshouldalsoconsiderthepossibilitythatSDBcontributestodifficultieswith
hyperactivity,learningandbehavioralandemotionaldysregulationintheclassroom."
Thefiveyearstudy,whichappearsintheAprilissueofthejournalSLEEP,utilizeddatafromalongitudinal
cohort,theTucsonChildren'sAssessmentofSleepApneaStudy(TuCASA).TheTuCASAstudyprospectively
examinedHispanicandCaucasianchildrenbetween6and11yearsofagetodeterminetheprevalenceand
incidenceofSDBanditseffectsonneurobehavioralfunctioning.Thestudyinvolved263childrenwhocompleted
anovernightsleepstudyandaneurobehavioralbatteryofassessmentsthatincludedparentandyouthreported
ratingscales.
Resultsshowthat23childrenhadincidentsleepapneathatdevelopedduringthestudyperiod,and21children
hadpersistentsleepapneathroughouttheentirestudy.Another41childrenwhoinitiallyhadsleepapneano
longerhadbreathingproblemsduringsleepatthefiveyearfollowup.
Theoddsofhavingbehavioralproblemswerefourtofivetimeshigherinchildrenwithincidentsleepapneaand
sixtimeshigherinchildrenwhohadpersistentsleepapnea.ComparedtoyouthwhoneverhadSDB,children
withsleepapneaweremorelikelytohaveparentreportedproblemsintheareasofhyperactivity,attention,
disruptivebehaviors,communication,socialcompetencyandselfcare.Childrenwithpersistentsleepapnea
alsowereseventimesmorelikelytohaveparentreportedlearningproblemsandthreetimesmorelikelyto
haveschoolgradesofCorlower.
Theauthorsreportthatthisisthefirstsleeprelatedstudytouseastandardizedquestionnairetoassess
adaptivefunctioningintypicallydevelopingyouthwithandwithoutSDB.
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"EventhoughSDBappearstodeclineintoadolescence,takingawaitandseeapproachisriskyandfamilies
andcliniciansalikeshouldidentifypotentialtreatments,"saidPerfect.

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TheabovepostisreprintedfrommaterialsprovidedbyAmericanAcademyofSleepMedicine.Note:Content
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JournalReference:
1. MichelleM.Perfect,KristenArchbold,JamesL.Goodwin,DeborahLevineDonnerstein,StuartF.Quan.
RiskofBehavioralandAdaptiveFunctioningDifficultiesinYouthwithPreviousandCurrentSleep
DisorderedBreathing.SLEEP,2013DOI:10.5665/sleep.2536

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