Sleep, blood flow and neuropsychology in children
Through sleep studies, investigators showed for the first time that young children with mild sleep disordered breathing - that is below the standard clinical threshold for treatment - have abnormal cerebral blood flow velocity.
They also showed that this is associated with impaired neuropsychological function.
The paper 'Increased Cerebral Blood Flow Velocity in Children With Mild Sleep-Disordered Breathing: A possible association with abnormal neuropsychological function' was published in 'Pediatrics' on 2 October 2006 [volume: 118(4): pp.1100-1108 (study id 194)].
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