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Sleep Patterns And Problems Among Children With 22q11 Deletion Syndrome., Jill M. Arganbright, Meghan Tracy, Susan Starling Hughes, David G. Ingram Md
Sleep Patterns And Problems Among Children With 22q11 Deletion Syndrome., Jill M. Arganbright, Meghan Tracy, Susan Starling Hughes, David G. Ingram Md
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BACKGROUND: To delineate sleep habits and problems in children with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS).
METHODS: Thirty children, age 1-15 (mean 6.8) years, participated in the study, which was an internet-based anonymous survey of parents of children with 22q11DS administered via the 22q11.2 Foundation. The main outcome was the Childhood Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ).
RESULTS: Scores on the CSHQ demonstrated clinically significant sleep problems in 29 of the 30 children. When compared with previously reported normative values for typically developing children of the same age, children with 22q11DS had significantly greater sleep problems. Only 30% of children had previously undergone sleep …