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Daytime sleepiness and emotional and behavioral disturbances in Prader-Willi syndrome

Individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) often have excessive daytime sleepiness and emotional/behavioral disturbances. The objective of this study was to examine whether daytime sleepiness was associated with these emotional/behavioral problems, independent of nighttime sleep-disordered breathing, or the duration of sleep.

Citation:
Choong CS, Nixon GM, Blackmore AM, Chen W, Jacoby P, Leonard H, Lafferty AR, …… Schofield C, Seton C, Tai A, ……. Wilson A, Downs J. Daytime sleepiness and emotional and behavioral disturbances in Prader-Willi syndrome. Eur J Pediatr. 2022.

Keywords:
Genetic disorder; Intellectual disability; Mental health; Sleepiness

Abstract:
Individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) often have excessive daytime sleepiness and emotional/behavioral disturbances. The objective of this study was to examine whether daytime sleepiness was associated with these emotional/behavioral problems, independent of nighttime sleep-disordered breathing, or the duration of sleep.