Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Behavior Problems

Abstract

A community-based cohort of 829 school-aged, 8-11 year-old, children was studied at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, to assess the behavioral outcomes of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), ranging from primary snoring to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Keywords

• obstructive sleep apnea
• sleep-disordered breathing
• behavior problems