Journal
ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
Volume 42, Issue 8, Pages 1390-1405Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/acer.13803
Keywords
Prenatal Alcohol Exposure; Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders; Sleep; Circadian Rhythm; Neurobehavior
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- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) [R01AA012446, R21AA025425, T32AA013525]
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Prenatal exposure to alcohol can result in a range of neurobehavioral impairments and physical abnormalities. The term fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) encompasses the outcomes of prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE), the most severe of which is fetal alcohol syndrome. These effects have lifelong consequences, placing a significant burden on affected individuals, caregivers, and communities. Caregivers of affected children often report that their child has sleep problems, and many symptoms of sleep deprivation overlap with the cognitive and behavioral deficits characteristic of FASD. Alcohol-exposed infants and children demonstrate poor sleep quality based on measures of electroencephalography, actigraphy, and questionnaires. These sleep studies indicate a common theme of disrupted sleep pattern, more frequent awakenings, and reduced total sleep time. However, relatively little is known about circadian rhythm disruption and the neurobehavioral correlates of sleep disturbance in individuals with PAE. Furthermore, there is limited information available to healthcare providers about identification and treatment of sleep disorders in patients with FASD. This review consolidates the findings from studies of infant and pediatric sleep in this population, providing an overview of typical sleep characteristics, neurobehavioral correlates of sleep disruption, and potential avenues for intervention in the context of PAE.
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