Elizabeth Zambrano-Sánchez1, José A Martínez-Cortés2, Minerva Dehesa-Moreno3, Yolanda del Río-Carlos3, Adrián Poblano4. 1. Laboratory of Cognitive Neurophysiology, National Institute of Rehabilitation, Mexico City, Mexico. 2. Department of Neurological Rehabilitation, National Institute of Rehabilitation, Mexico City, Mexico. 3. Department of Psychological Integral Rehabilitation and Psychiatry, National Institute of Rehabilitation, Mexico City, Mexico. 4. Clinic of Sleep Disorders, School of Medicine, UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To compare frequency of sleep disorders (SD) and executive dysfunction (ED) in children with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and a control group. METHOD: We studied 156 children with ADHD with a mean age of 8.5 years, and a control group with 111 children with a mean age of 8.3 years. We utilized the Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire (PSQ) to screen SD and the working memory measurement from the Wechsler intelligence scale for children (WISC-IV) to screen ED. RESULTS: We did not observe an increased frequency of SD in children with ADHD compared with the controls. However, we did identify ED in children with ADHD; additionally a significant correlation was observed between the type of ADHD and SD and among ED, WISC-IV measurements, and type of SD in children with ADHD. CONCLUSION: An increase of SD frequency in children with ADHD was not observed, but we did identify ED in children with ADHD. Additionally, a correlation among ADHD types, SD, ED, and WISC-IV measurements was observed in children with ADHD.
OBJECTIVE: To compare frequency of sleep disorders (SD) and executive dysfunction (ED) in children with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and a control group. METHOD: We studied 156 children with ADHD with a mean age of 8.5 years, and a control group with 111 children with a mean age of 8.3 years. We utilized the Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire (PSQ) to screen SD and the working memory measurement from the Wechsler intelligence scale for children (WISC-IV) to screen ED. RESULTS: We did not observe an increased frequency of SD in children with ADHD compared with the controls. However, we did identify ED in children with ADHD; additionally a significant correlation was observed between the type of ADHD and SD and among ED, WISC-IV measurements, and type of SD in children with ADHD. CONCLUSION: An increase of SD frequency in children with ADHD was not observed, but we did identify ED in children with ADHD. Additionally, a correlation among ADHD types, SD, ED, and WISC-IV measurements was observed in children with ADHD.
Authors: Alexander Dueck; Christoph Berger; Katharina Wunsch; Johannes Thome; Stefan Cohrs; Olaf Reis; Frank Haessler Journal: J Neural Transm (Vienna) Date: 2015-10-15 Impact factor: 3.575