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Clinical Characteristics of Children With Tourette Syndrome With and Without Sleep Disorder.
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Pediatric neurology [Pediatr Neurol] 2023 Apr; Vol. 141, pp. 18-24. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Dec 24. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Background: Sleep problems are common in children with Tourette Syndrome (TS). However, research regarding their demographic and clinical profile is limited.<br />Methods: We examined characteristics of 114 children aged five to 17 years with a lifetime diagnosis of TS and compared children with sleep disorder (n = 32) and without sleep disorder (n = 82). Parent report from the 2014 National Survey of the Diagnosis and Treatment of ADHD and Tourette Syndrome provided demographics and clinical information, other diagnosed disorders, medication use, TS severity, and impairment.<br />Results: More children with TS with sleep disorder were from households with lower parental education (P < 0.01) and poverty (P = 0.04); had other diagnoses (P = 0.03), including obsessive-compulsive disorder (P < 0.01), oppositional defiant disorder or conduct disorder (P < 0.01), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (P = 0.02), and autism (P = 0.03); and had ever used TS medication (P = 0.01) than children with TS without sleep disorder. More children with TS with sleep disorder had severe TS symptoms (P <0.01), tic-related impairment (P<0.01), and severe ADHD symptoms (P < 0.01) compared with children with TS without sleep disorder.<br />Conclusions: Findings suggest greater parent-reported impact and tic-related interference in children with TS with sleep disorder compared with TS without sleep disorder. Results underscore the importance of monitoring and intervention for TS exacerbations, other diagnosed disorders, and medication use, and consideration of socioeconomic context in sleep disorder management and prevention in children with TS.<br /> (Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- Humans
Child
Comorbidity
Tourette Syndrome complications
Tourette Syndrome diagnosis
Tourette Syndrome epidemiology
Tics
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity complications
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity epidemiology
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity diagnosis
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder epidemiology
Subjects
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1873-5150
- Volume :
- 141
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Pediatric neurology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 36736236
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2022.12.011