Neurocognitive and behavioral significance of periodic limb movements during sleep in adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study is to examine the association of abnormal periodic limb movements during sleep (PLMS) with neurocognitive and behavioral outcomes in adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) from the general population. Four hundred twenty-one adolescents (17.0 ± 2.3 years, 53.9% male) from the Penn State Child Cohort, a random general population sample, underwent 9 hr polysomnography, clinical history, physical examination, neurocognitive evaluation, and completed the Child or Adult Behavioral Checklist (C/ABCL). The presence of ADHD was ascertained by parent- or self-report of receiving a diagnosis of ADHD. PLMS were defined as a PLM index (PLMI) of ≥5 events per hour of sleep. Adolescents with ADHD (n = 98) had a significantly higher PLMI (5.4 ± 7.3) and

SUBMITTER: Frye SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6187105 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature