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ArticleJournal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2020

Association of sleep spindle activity and sleepiness in children with sleep-disordered breathing.

Pablo E Brockmann, Raffaele Ferri, Oliviero Bruni

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Article in Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Pablo E BrockmannDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology and Pulmonology, Division of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Raffaele FerriSleep Research Centre, Oasi Research Institute-Istituto di Ricovero e Cura Carattere Scientifico, Troina, Italy.
Oliviero BruniDepartment of Developmental and Social Psychology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile · CLSapienza University of Rome · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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objectivesThe association of snoring and sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) with daytime sleepiness is well documented; however, the exact mechanisms, and especially the role of sleep microstructure that may account for this association remain incompletely understood. In a cohort of children with SDB, we aimed to compare sleep spindle activity between children with daytime sleepiness versus those without daytime sleepiness.

methodsChildren with SDB who reported daytime sleepiness were recruited and compared with age- and sex-matched SDB controls. Polysomnographic recordings were analyzed evaluating sleep spindle activity. A statistical comparison was carried out in both groups to assess the association between sleepiness and sleep spindle activity.

resultsThirty-three children with SDB (mean age: 7.5 ± 1.7 years) were included, 10 with and 23 without daytime sleepiness. Spindle activity was lower in children with daytime sleepiness compared with those without; in stage N2, median (interquartile range) sleep spindle indexes were 77.5 (37.3) and 116.9 (71.2) (P = .015), respectively.

conclusionsSpindles were significantly reduced in children with SDB and daytime sleepiness. The exact mechanisms of this association remain unknown and future research is needed in order to establish the exact role of sleep spindle activity on daytime symptoms in children with SDB.

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Disorders of Excessive SomnolenceSleep Apnea SyndromesChildChild, PreschoolHumansSleepSleepinessSnoringhypersomniapediatricsleepinesssleep microstructuresleep spindles

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PMID32022667
PMCPMC7161436
OpenAlexW3005253875

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