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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL SLEEP MEDICINE
Volume 8, Issue 4, Pages 421-429Publisher
AMER ACAD SLEEP MEDICINE
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.2038
Keywords
sleep disorders; fetal alcohol spectrum disorders; prenatal alcohol; pediatric insomnia; school-age children; fetal alcohol syndrome; maternal pregnancy drinking
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- Seattle Children's Research Institute Center for Clinical and Translational Research Mentored Scholar Program
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [U01-0000DD038-05]
- Seattle Children's Research Institute
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Study Objectives: Sleep problems in children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are reportedly common but not well characterized. Objectives were to: (1) assess sleep concerns in children with FASD using a caregiver-report survey, the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ); (2) compare CSHQ results with those of previously reported community sample; and (3) describe pilot polysomnography findings in children with FASD. Methods: Children with FASD were recruited from a behavioral intervention study, and participating caregivers completed the CSHQ. CSHQ results were compared with the original data from a previously published community sample of similar age. Participants with FASD and elevated CSHQ scores were offered overnight polysomnography. Results: Thirty-three children with FASD (4.1-12.1 years) were enrolled; 85% of children with FASD scored above the clinical cutoff Total Score of 41, reflecting marked sleep disturbance. Elevated subdomain scores occurred primarily in areas concerning for pediatric insomnia. Those with comorbid ADHD had elevated CSHQ on additional subdomains with no difference in Total Scores. Compared with the community sample, children with FASD had higher Total Scores on the CSHQ (52 vs. 39, p < 0.001). Polysomnography, completed in 5 subjects, revealed mild sleep disordered breathing and fragmented sleep with elevated non-respiratory arousal indices. Conclusions: Clinically significant sleep problems are present in children with FASD on both subjective and objective measures. Further investigation is needed to better describe these sleep disturbances and their impact on overall health and daytime neurobehavioral problems in this clinical population.
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