Becker Danielle A, Fennell Eileen B, Carney Paul R
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Box 100165, 32610-0165, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Epilepsy Behav. 2003 Dec;4(6):651-8. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2003.08.004.
This study employed a validated pediatric sleep questionnaire to evaluate for sleep-disordered symptoms in children with epilepsy (n=14). Results were compared with those for age-matched children (n=14) with known obstructive sleep apnea. Subjects were enrolled from an outpatient epilepsy clinic and a pediatric sleep disorders clinic. We hypothesized that children with epilepsy would (1) report symptoms of sleep disturbance similar to those of children with documented obstructive sleep apnea, and (2) display behavioral disturbances on parent and child behavioral symptom measures. Results indicate that more than 50% of children with epilepsy had behavioral problems (n=14). No differences in snoring, excessive daytime sleepiness, and restless sleep were seen between the two subject groups. Results suggest that neurobehavioral problems in children with epilepsy may in part be attributed to an underlying sleep disturbance.
本研究采用经过验证的儿科睡眠问卷，对癫痫患儿（n = 14）的睡眠障碍症状进行评估。将结果与年龄匹配的已知阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停患儿（n = 14）的结果进行比较。研究对象来自门诊癫痫诊所和儿科睡眠障碍诊所。我们假设癫痫患儿会（1）报告与有记录的阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停患儿相似的睡眠障碍症状，以及（2）在家长和儿童行为症状测量中表现出行为障碍。结果表明，超过50%的癫痫患儿存在行为问题（n = 14）。两组研究对象在打鼾、日间过度嗜睡和睡眠不安方面没有差异。结果表明，癫痫患儿的神经行为问题可能部分归因于潜在的睡眠障碍。
