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PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY
Volume 34, Issue 4, Pages 325-328Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2005.08.021
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- NCRR NIH HHS [M01 RR-00095] Funding Source: Medline
- NICHD NIH HHS [HD15052] Funding Source: Medline
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Sleep disorders can affect daytime functioning in a variety of neurologic conditions, including autism spectrum disorder. This report describes improvements in sleep, social communication, attention, repetitive behaviors, and hypersensitivity after adenotonsillectomy for obstructive sleep apnea in a 5-year-old female with an autism spectrum disorder. Improvements were documented via pre- and postsurgical measures of parent report, polysomnography, validated sleep and behavior scales, and the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule. Identification and treatment of sleep disorders, including obstructive sleep apnea, may improve daytime behavior in children with autism spectrum disorders. (c) 2006 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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