Trial reportSleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung2011
Apnea-hypopnea indices and snoring in children diagnosed with ADHD: a matched case-control study.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Methylphenidate for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents - assessment of adverse events in non-randomised studies.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Sleep and mental disorders: A meta-analysis of polysomnographic research.Psychological bulletin · 2016Pooled it
- Long-term effects of adenotonsillectomy in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2024Article
- Polysomnography outcomes of sleep endoscopy-directed intervention in surgically naïve children at risk for persistent obstructive sleep apnea.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2020Article
- Sleepiness, occlusion, dental arch and palatal dimensions in children attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2018Article
- Excessive daytime sleepiness in patients with ADHD--diagnostic and management strategies.Current psychiatry reports · 2015Review
- Functional gastrointestinal disorders among adolescents with poor sleep: a school-based study in Shanghai, China.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2012Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo measure apnea-hypopnea indices and snoring in children diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in a case-control design. Additionally, the study design allowed us to investigate whether or not methylphenidate had any effect on breathing variables.
methodsTwenty-eight children (22 boys) aged 6-12 years meeting diagnostic criteria for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)-IV ADHD were studied together with matched controls. Two nights of polysomnography (PSG) were conducted that included recordings of snoring waveforms. A randomly assigned 48-h on-off medication protocol was used for ADHD children. Control children's recordings were matched for PSG night, but medication was not used. A low apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) threshold of >1 event per hour was used to define sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) because of a clinical relevance in ADHD.
resultsCategorical analyses for paired binary data showed no significant differences between control and ADHD children for presence of an AHI >1 or snoring. Variables were extracted from a significantly shorter total sleep time (67 min) on the medication night in children with ADHD. Eight (28%) control and 11 (40%) ADHD children snored >60 dB some time during the night. Methylphenidate had no effect on central apneas, AHI, desaturation events, or any snoring data.
conclusionsOur PSG findings show no strong link between ADHD and SDB although our findings could be limited by a small sample size. Findings from PSG studies in the literature argue both for and against an association between ADHD and SDB. Our results suggest medication is not a factor in the debate.
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