ArticleJournal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2021
Restless sleep disorder in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
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- Sleep-related movement disorders in children: recent updates.World journal of pediatrics : WJP · 2025Review
- Prevalence and Clinical Impact of Restless Legs Syndrome in Pediatric Populations with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Systematic Review.Clocks & sleep · 2025Review
- Facilitating sleep initiation in children with ADHD and sleep problems: a qualitative experience-based study.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Restless sleep disorder in a sample of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: preliminary results from a case series.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2024Article
- Is iron depletion the only cause of motor restlessness in restless sleep presenting in autism spectrum disorder?Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2024Article
- Polysomnographic insights into the attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and obstructive sleep apnea connection in children.Frontiers in sleep · 2024Article
- A Cross-Sectional Comparative Study of Sleep Disturbances in Children with ADHD and Matched Controls.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- Restless Sleep Disorder (RSD): a New Sleep Disorder in Children. A Rapid Review.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2022Review
- Sleep Disorders and Sleep Problems in Patients With Tourette Syndrome and Other Tic Disorders: Current Perspectives.Nature and science of sleep · 2022Review
- [Current developments in sleep research and sleep medicine: an assessment of the "Paediatrics" taskforce].Somnologie : Schlafforschung und Schlafmedizin = Somnology : sleep research and sleep medicine · 2022Review
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Abstract
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objectivesRestless sleep is a very common parental complaint in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but restless sleep has been seen in association with other comorbidities such as restless legs syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea. Restless sleep disorder (RSD) needs to be identified from other disorders when evaluating children with ADHD. In this study we aim to identify the prevalence of RSD in children with ADHD referred to our sleep center.
methodsThis is a retrospective study of children with ADHD who underwent polysomnography. The following diagnostic and descriptive data were obtained for each patient: age, sex, presence/absence of RSD, other sleep disorders, psychiatric comorbidities, and medications. RSD was diagnosed per diagnostic criteria.
resultsThere were 66 children with ADHD. All of them underwent polysomnography, 17 were females, and 49 were males. Mean age was 11.6 years (± 3.6 standard deviation). The complaint of restless sleep was reported by the parents of 54 (81.1%) of the children; however, only 6 of them (9.1%) were diagnosed with RSD. Seventy-one percent had obstructive sleep apnea and 19.7% had restless legs syndrome. A significant number of patients had psychiatric comorbidities and were on various medications.
conclusionsAlthough restless sleep is a common complaint reported in 81.1% of children with ADHD, only 9.1% had RSD. Most causes of restless sleep are secondary and associated with other sleep disorders, psychiatric comorbidities, or medication use.
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