Eye Movement During REM Sleep in Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

• Published in: Developmental neuropsychology Vol. 34; no. 5; pp. 552 - 559
• Main Authors: Grissom, Elin M., Brubaker, Brad, Capdevila, Oscar Sans, Hawley, Wayne R., Gozal, David
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis Group 01.09.2009; Psychology Press
• Subjects: Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - physiopathology; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Case-Control Studies; Child; Children & youth; Electroencephalography; Eye Movements; Female; Humans; Male; Neuropsychology; Polysomnography - methods; Sleep disorders; Sleep, REM; Studies

The current study examined eye movements during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep of children ages 6-10 with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and a control group without any known medical or psychiatric diagnoses. Electro-ocular recordings from archived polysomnograms were evaluated. An...