Is obstructive sleep apnea associated with ADHD?

Annals of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 213-224

  Youssef, Nagy A ^a,b   Ege, Margaret ^b   Angly, Sohair S ^b   Strauss, Jennifer L ^a   Marx, Christine E ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Attention; Obstructive sleep apnea; Sleep apnea; Sleep disorders; Sleep disordered breathing

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE;

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DSM-IV; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; SNORING; SOMNOLENCE; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; HUMANS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84855586515     PISSN: 10401237     EISSN: 15473325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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