Open AccessSleep assessment of children with cerebral palsy: Using validated sleep questionnaire
Author(s) -
Riad M Elsayed,
Bothina M Hasanein,
Hala E. Sayyah,
Mostafa M El-Auoty,
Noha Tharwat,
Tamer Belal
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/0972-2327.107708
Subject(s) - medicine , cerebral palsy , incidence (geometry) , sleep (system call) , pediatrics , insomnia , physical therapy , sleep disordered breathing , psychiatry , anesthesia , obstructive sleep apnea , physics , computer science , optics , operating system
On the basis of clinical experience, it seems that sleep disturbances are common in children with cerebral palsy (CP); however, there is a lack of research and objective data to support this observation.