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01.07.2007 | ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION
REM-sleep alterations in children with co-existence of tic disorders and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: impact of hypermotor symptoms
verfasst von:
Roumen Kirov, Tobias Banaschewski, Henrik Uebel, Jörg Kinkelbur, Prof. Dr. Aribert Rothenberger
Erschienen in:
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
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Sonderheft 1/2007
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Abstract
Purpose
To characterize precisely the sleep pattern in children with co-existence of TD + ADHD.
Methods
By means of polysomnography, sleep pattern was investigated in 19 children with TD + ADHD unmedicated before and during study and 19 healthy controls, matched for age, gender, and intelligence.
Results
Compared with healthy controls, children with TD + ADHD displayed shorter REM sleep latency and increased REM sleep duration. There was a negative correlational relationship between these REM-sleep alterations and they were determined by hyperactivity symptoms.
Conclusions
Sleep in children with coexistence of TD + ADHD may be characterized by an elevated REM sleep drive. Common mechanisms are suggested to underpin hypermotor symptoms and REM sleep regulation.