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Incidence of parasomnias in children with obstructive sleep apnea
1Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University School of Medicine, Providence 02903, USA.
Sleep
|March 11, 1998
Insights
Children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) experience more parasomnias than typically developing children. However, the rate is similar to children with behavioral sleep disorders.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Sleep Medicine
- Neurology
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- Parasomnias are abnormal sleep behaviors that can affect children.
- Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common sleep disorder in children.
- Behavioral sleep disorders represent a distinct clinical population.
Purpose of the Study:
- To compare the incidence of parent-reported parasomnias in children with OSA.
- To evaluate if OSA-related parasomnia rates differ from normative and behavioral sleep disorder samples.
Main Methods:
- Utilized parent-reported data on parasomnia incidence.
- Compared children diagnosed with OSA to normative age-matched controls.
- Compared children with OSA to a clinical sample of children with diagnosed behavioral sleep disorders.
Main Results:
- Children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) showed a higher incidence of parasomnias compared to normative samples.
- The incidence of parasomnias in children with OSA was not significantly different from children with diagnosed behavioral sleep disorders.
Conclusions:
- Parasomnias are more prevalent in children with OSA than in the general pediatric population.
- OSA may contribute to or co-occur with parasomnias, similar to behavioral sleep issues.
Abstract:
The incidence of parent-reported parasomnias in children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is increased in comparison with a normative age-matched sample of children but is not higher than that for a similar clinical sample of children with a diagnosed behavioral sleep disorder.