Sleep Disorders and Daytime Sleepiness in Children with Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactive Disorder
Author(s) -
Natali Golan,
Eli Shahar,
Sarit Ravid,
Giora Pillar
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222
H-Index - 207
eISSN - 1550-9109
pISSN - 0161-8105
DOI - 10.1093/sleep/27.2.261
Subject(s) - stimulant , attention deficit disorder , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , attention deficit , psychology , psychiatry , excessive daytime sleepiness , multiple sleep latency test , methylphenidate , vigilance (psychology) , sleep (system call) , clinical psychology , sleep disorder , medicine , insomnia , neuroscience , computer science , operating system
Children with attention-deficit/hyperactive disorder (ADHD), in spite of being hyperactive, still benefit from treatment with stimulant medications. We hypothesized that children with ADHD are in fact sleepy during the day, and we sought to test it objectively.
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