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ArticleIndian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India2024

Evaluation of Sleep Difficulties in Egyptian Children with Down Syndrome: A Case-Control Study.

Mohammed Mamdouh Sayed-Ahmed, Mohamed Badie Taher, Rehab Abdel Hafeez Zaytoun, Aisha Fawzy Abdel Hady

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Article in Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Mohammed Mamdouh Sayed-AhmedClinical Genetics Department, Human Genetics and Genome Research Institute, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
Mohamed Badie TaherClinical Genetics Department, Human Genetics and Genome Research Institute, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
Rehab Abdel Hafeez ZaytounOtolaryngology Department, Phoniatric Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Fayoum University, El Haram Street, Giza, 12511 Egypt.
Aisha Fawzy Abdel HadyOtorhinolaryngology Department, Phoniatric Unit, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
National Research Centre · EGCairo University · EGFayoum University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sleep is a major concern in Down syndrome children. Obstructive sleep apnea, delayed sleep onset, night-time and early awakenings have been reported contributing to the cognitive and behavioral outcomes. The aim is to evaluate sleep related difficulties in Down syndrome young children. A questionnaire of sleep related difficulties was translated and validated into Arabic language then was filled in by caregivers of 45 Down syndrome and 48 normal children. The questionnaire consisted of sections related to snoring, breathing difficulties, mouth breathing, upper respiratory tract infections, sleep position, restless sleep and frequent awakening, and daytime behavior. The results show highly significant differences between the total and subtotal questionnaire scores with higher scores in the control group. The questionnaire has a good reliability. Test-retest reliability of the questionnaire revealed a significant positive correlation in the total questionnaire and all the subitems except for the 7th subitem of the daytime behavior which showed no significant correlation. The questionnaire showed 100% sensitivity and 70.8% Specificity with at cut-off value of 8.5. The sleep related difficulties questionnaire has good psychometric properties and could detect significant sleep problems in Down syndrome children. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12070-023-04090-9.

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breathing difficultiesDown syndrome childrenSleep related difficulties questionnaireSnoring

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PMID38440482
PMCPMC10908933
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