High Prevalence of Sleep Disorders and Associated Comorbidities in a Community Sample of Children with Down Syndrome | Zendy

Claire A. Hoffmire | Zendy; Caroline I. Magyar | Zendy; Heidi Connolly | Zendy; I. Diana Fernandez | Zendy; Edwin van Wijngaarden | Zendy

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High Prevalence of Sleep Disorders and Associated Comorbidities in a Community Sample of Children with Down Syndrome

Author(s) -

Claire A. Hoffmire,

Caroline I. Magyar,

Heidi Connolly,

I. Diana Fernandez,

Edwin van Wijngaarden

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of clinical sleep medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529

H-Index - 92

eISSN - 1550-9397

pISSN - 1550-9389

DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.3618

Subject(s) - medicine , comorbidity , sleep (system call) , psychiatry , pediatrics , computer science , operating system

Down syndrome (DS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by multiple comorbidities. Sleep disorders are common among children with DS and can cause significant distress for families. However, research is limited describing sleep problems and correlates in large population-based samples. Accordingly, we aimed to describe sleep behavior among children with DS and its relationship with medical conditions in this population.

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