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A Child's Restless Night Brings A Hard School Day Lack of sleep can also mimic the symptoms of some attention deficit disorders, and doctors are studying the connection between sleep disorders and learning and behavior problems. http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/20722/8895/345386.html	smadaynnep
CHILDHOOD SLEEP APNEA The risks of undiagnosed obstructive in children with sleep apnea include learning problems, developmental problems, behavior problems and in some cases, failure to grow, heart problems and high blood pressure. In addition, obstructive sleep apnea causes daytime sleepiness that can result in personality changes, lost productivity in school and interpersonal relationship problems. A child with sleep apnea may lag behind in many areas of development. The child may become frustrated and depressed. The severity of the symptoms may be mild, moderate or severe. http://www.stanford.edu/~dement/childapnea.html	smadaynnep
Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children Consequences of untreated obstructive sleep apnea include failure to thrive, enuresis, attention-deficit disorder, behavior problems, poor academic performance, and cardiopulmonary disease. As demonstrated in one study,5 a large percentage of children with hyperactivity or inattentive behaviors had underlying sleep-disordered breathing. These children would be cared for more effectively with appropriate recognition and treatment of sleep-disordered breathing than with the use of stimulant medications. http://www.aafp.org/afp/20040301/1147.html	smadaynnep
Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea A child’s brain does not tolerate the repeated interruptions to sleep, leading to a child that is sleep deprived, cranky, and ill behaved. http://www.entnet.org/KidsENT/apnea.cfm	smadaynnep
Sleep Apnea May Cause ADHD in Children Up to 30% of ADHD related to snoring & treatable with tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy https://www.sjmcmd.org/news/Sleep-Apnea-May-Cause-ADHD-in-Children.cfm	smadaynnep
Sleep Disorders May Cause Inattention, Hyperactivity Inattentive and hyperactive behavior in children may result from or be aggravated by underlying medical disorders, and one condition that has received too little attention is sleep-disordered breathing. http://www.healthinschools.org/ejournal/2002/apr02_4.htm	smadaynnep
Sleep Disorders Mimic ADHD Symptoms - Snoring and Poor Sleep May Cause Hyperactive Kids A new study suggests that common sleep-disordered breathing such as snoring may lead to hyperactive behavior that easily might be mistaken for a mild case of ADHD. http://my.webmd.com/content/article/61/67574.htm	smadaynnep
Sleep Disturbances in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Consistent with previous findings, we show that parental reports demonstrate an increased frequency of sleep problems among children with ADHD. We have further confirmed and expanded on the reduction in the proportion of REM sleep and prolongation of REM sleep latency in children with ADHD. However, increased PLMD with associated arousals was present only in the clinical sample of ADHD children, suggesting that this condition should not be extrapolated to all children with ADHD and could represent a unique subset of ADHD children with nocturnal motor hyperactivity. http://www.pedresearch.org/cgi/content/full/54/2/237#top	smadaynnep
Sleep and Neurobehavioral Characteristics of 5- to 7-Year-Old Children With Parentally Reported Symptoms of ADHD We conclude that in children with significant symptoms of ADHD, the prevalence of SDB is not different from that of the general pediatric population and that rapid eye movement sleep in these children is disturbed and may contribute to the severity of their behavioral manifestations. Furthermore, SDB can lead to mild ADHD-like behaviors that can be readily misperceived and potentially delay the diagnosis and appropriate treatment. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/111/3/554	smadaynnep
Symptoms of Sleep-Disordered Breathing in 5-Year-Old Children Are Associated With Sleepiness and Problem Behaviors SDB symptoms are common in 5-year-old children and are associated with an increased risk of daytime sleepiness and with problem behaviors suggestive of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/112/4/870	smadaynnep
Tonsillectomy Could Solve Children's Sleep Apnea ’’We think there’s a group of kids out there being treated for ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder) who don’t have ADHD.’’ http://contracosta.networkofcare.org/kids/news/detail.cfm?articleID=4911	smadaynnep

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