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ArticleJournal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2022

Trazodone affects periodic leg movements and chin muscle tone during sleep less than selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants in children.

Lourdes M DelRosso, Maria P Mogavero, Oliviero Bruni, Carlos H Schenck, Amy Fickenscher, Raffaele Ferri

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Article in Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Lourdes M DelRossoSeattle Children's Hospital and University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
Maria P MogaveroInstitute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology, National Research Council, Milan, Italy.
Oliviero BruniDepartment of Social and Developmental Psychology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
Carlos H SchenckMinnesota Regional Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Psychiatry, Hennepin County Medical Center, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Amy FickenscherSeattle Children's Hospital and University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
Raffaele FerriSleep Research Centre, Oasi Research Institute-IRCCS, Troina, Italy.
Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology · ITIstituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · ITSapienza University of Rome · ITSeattle Children's Hospital · USUniversity of Minnesota · USUniversity of Washington · US

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Abstract

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objectivesTo test the hypothesis that children taking trazodone have less leg movements during sleep (LMS) and higher rapid eye movement (REM) sleep atonia than children taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) but more than normal controls.

methodsFifteen children (9 girls and 6 boys, mean age 11.7 years, standard deviation [SD] 3.42) taking trazodone (median dosage 50 mg/d, range 25-200 mg) for insomnia and 19 children (11 girls and 8 boys, mean age 13.7 years, SD 3.07) taking SSRIs for depression, anxiety, or both were consecutively recruited, as well as an age- and sex-matched group of 25 control children (17 girls and 8 boys, mean age 13.7 years, SD 3.11). LMS were scored and a series of parameters was calculated, along with the analysis of their time structure. The Atonia Index was then computed for each non-REM sleep stage and for REM sleep.

resultsChildren taking trazodone exhibited slightly higher leg movement indices than controls but lower than those found in children taking SSRIs and their time structure was different. Chin electromyogram atonia in all sleep stages was not significantly altered in children taking trazodone but was decreased in children taking SSRIs, especially during non-REM sleep.

conclusionsIn children, SSRIs but not trazodone are associated with a significantly increased number of LMS, including periodic LMS, and increased chin tone in all sleep stages. The assessment of periodic limb movement disorder and REM sleep without atonia might not be accurate when children are taking SSRIs because of their significant impact. CITATION: DelRosso LM, Mogavero MP, Bruni O, Schenck CH, Fickenscher A, Ferri R. Trazodone affects periodic leg movements and chin muscle tone during sleep less than selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants in children.

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Selective Serotonin Reuptake InhibitorsTrazodoneAntidepressive AgentsChildChinFemaleHumansLegMaleMuscle HypertoniaMuscle HypotoniaMuscle TonusPolysomnographySleepAntidepressive AgentsSelective Serotonin Reuptake InhibitorsTrazodoneatonia indexchildrenchin EMG toneleg movement activity during sleepperiodic leg movements during sleepREM sleep without atoniaSSRI antidepressantstrazodone

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PMID35975551
PMCPMC9713918
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