Neuropsychological and Psychosocial Function in Children with a History of Snoring or Behavioral Sleep Problems
The Journal of PediatricsPublished 1 June 2005
Sarah Blunden, Kurt Lushington, Bernie Lorenzen, James Martin, Declan Kennedy
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In children, snoring and BSP, separately and together, are associated with impaired neuropsychological and psychosocial functioning and are related to performance in disparate ways.
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In children, snoring and BSP, separately and together, are associated with impaired neuropsychological and psychosocial functioning. Furthermore, snoring and BSP are related to performance in disparate ways. Snoring was associated with intelligence and attention deficits, whereas BSP was associated with memory and behavioral deficits.
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