Abstract:Background
Impaired breathing during sleep, as in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), can lead to behavior symptoms like those observed in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Obstructive sleep apnea can be effectively treated, thus avoiding problematic pharmacotherapies associated with managing ADHD. Diagnosis of OSA relies on sleep studies as the gold standard, but in children, sleep studies are inherently difficult, cumbersome, and expensive and are not practical tools… Show more
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