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Sleep-Disordered Breathing, Behavior, and Cognition in Children Before and After Adenotonsillectomy by Chervin, Ronald D, Ruzicka, Deborah L, Giordani, Bruno J, Weatherly, Robert A, Dillon, James E, Hodges, Elise K, Marcus, Carole L, Guire, Kenneth E

“…Most children with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) have mild-to-moderate forms, for which neurobehavioral complications are believed to be the most important…”
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Snoring predicts hyperactivity four years later by CHERVIN, Ronald D, RUZICKA, Deborah L, ARCHBOLD, Kristen Hedger, DILLON, James E

“…Cross-sectional studies implicate snoring and sleep-disordered breathing as potential contributors to hyperactive behavior in some children. However, no…”
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Objective Measures of Disordered Sleep in Fibromyalgia by CHERVIN, Ronald D, TEODORESCU, Mihaela, KUSHWAHA, Ramesh, DELINE, Andrea M, BRUCKSCH, Christine B, RIBBENS-GRIMM, Christine, RUZICKA, Deborah L, STEIN, Phyllis K, CLAUW, Daniel J, CROFFORD, Leslie J

“…Objective. Patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FM) complain of inadequate sleep, which could contribute to common symptoms including sleepiness, fatigue, or…”
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Esophageal Pressures, Polysomnography, and Neurobehavioral Outcomes of Adenotonsillectomy in Children by Chervin, Ronald D., MD, Ruzicka, Deborah L., PhD, RN, Hoban, Timothy F., MD, Fetterolf, Judith L., RPSGT, REEGT, Garetz, Susan L., MD, Guire, Kenneth E., MS, Dillon, James E., MD, Felt, Barbara T., MD, Hodges, Elise K., PhD, Giordani, Bruno J., PhD

“…Background Esophageal pressure monitoring during polysomnography in children offers a gold-standard, “preferred” assessment for work of breathing, but is not…”
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DSM-IV Diagnoses and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children Before and 1 Year After Adenotonsillectomy by DILLON, JAMES E., M.D, BLUNDEN, SARAH, Ph.D, RUZICKA, DEBORAH L., R.N., Ph.D, GUIRE, KENNETH E., M.S, CHAMPINE, DONNA, M.D, WEATHERLY, ROBERT A., M.D, HODGES, ELISE K., Ph.D, GIORDANI, BRUNO J., Ph.D, CHERVIN, RONALD D., M.D., M.S

“…ABSTRACT Objective Obstructive sleep apnea, a common indication for adenotonsillectomy in children, has been linked to behavioral morbidity. We assessed…”
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School performance, race, and other correlates of sleep-disordered breathing in children by Chervin, Ronald D., Clarke, Dave F., Huffman, Jennifer L., Szymanski, Erica, Ruzicka, Deborah L., Miller, Vnona, Nettles, Arie L., Sowers, MaryFran R., Giordani, Bruno J.

“…Objectives: Childhood sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) has been associated with poor school performance. Both problems are common among African–American (AA)…”
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Changes in neuropsychological and behavioral functioning in children with and without obstructive sleep apnea following Tonsillectomy by Giordani, Bruno, Hodges, Elise K, Guire, Kenneth E, Ruzicka, Deborah L, Dillon, James E, Weatherly, Robert A, Garetz, Susan L, Chervin, Ronald D

“…The most common treatment for sleep disordered breathing (SDB) is adenotonsillectomy (AT). Following AT, SDB resolves in most cases, and gains in cognitive and…”
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Aggressive behavior, bullying, snoring, and sleepiness in schoolchildren by O’Brien, Louise M, Lucas, Neali H, Felt, Barbara T, Hoban, Timothy F, Ruzicka, Deborah L, Jordan, Ruth, Guire, Kenneth, Chervin, Ronald D

“…Abstract Background To assess whether urban schoolchildren with aggressive behavior are more likely than peers to have symptoms suggestive of sleep-disordered…”
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Conduct problems and symptoms of sleep disorders in children by Chervin, Ronald D, Dillon, James E, Archbold, Kristen Hedger, Ruzicka, Deborah L

“…Conduct problems and hyperactivity are frequent among children referred for sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), restless legs syndrome, or periodic leg movements…”
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Do snoring sounds arouse the snorer? by Chirakalwasan, Naricha, Ruzicka, Deborah L, Burns, Joseph W, Chervin, Ronald D

“…Respiratory cycle-related electroencephalographic (EEG) changes (RCREC), especially in delta and sigma frequencies, are thought to reflect subtle,…”
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Periodic leg movements during sleep in children scheduled for adenotonsillectomy: frequency, persistence, and impact by Chervin, Ronald D, Chung, Seockhoon, O'Brien, Louise M, Hoban, Timothy F, Garetz, Susan L, Ruzicka, Deborah L, Guire, Kenneth E, Hodges, Elise K, Felt, Barbara T, Giordani, Bruno J, Dillon, James E

“…Highlights • Periodic leg movements during sleep (PLMS) are common in children who have adenotonsillectomy (T&A). • PLMS among such children become more common…”
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Sleep Stage Dynamics Differ Between Children With and Without Obstructive Sleep Apnea by CHERVIN, Ronald D, FETTEROLF, Judith L, RUZICKA, Deborah L, THELEN, Brian J, BURNS, Joseph W

“…Analysis of sleep dynamics--distributions of contiguous sleep and sleep stage durations--reveal exponential distributions and potential clinical utility in…”
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Electroencephalographic Changes during Respiratory Cycles Predict Sleepiness in Sleep Apnea by Chervin, Ronald D, Burns, Joseph W, Ruzicka, Deborah L

“…Common polysomnographic measures of sleep-disordered breathing have shown a disappointing ability to predict important consequences such as excessive daytime…”
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The face of sleepiness: improvement in appearance after treatment of sleep apnea by Chervin, Ronald D, Ruzicka, Deborah L, Vahabzadeh, Arshia, Burns, Margaret C, Burns, Joseph W, Buchman, Steven R

“…Anecdote but no formal evidence suggests that facial appearance improves after hypersomnolent patients with obstructive sleep apnea are treated. We…”
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Subjective sleepiness and polysomnographic correlates in children scheduled for adenotonsillectomy vs other surgical care by Chervin, Ronald D, Weatherly, Robert A, Ruzicka, Deborah L, Burns, Joseph W, Giordani, Bruno J, Dillon, James E, Marcus, Carole L, Garetz, Susan L, Hoban, Timothy F, Guire, Kenneth E

“…To compare a validated subjective measure of childhood sleepiness to an objective determination, assess the frequency of problematic sleepiness among children…”
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Neuropsychological and behavioral functioning in children with and without obstructive sleep apnea referred for tonsillectomy by Giordani, Bruno, Hodges, Elise K, Guire, Kenneth E, Ruzicka, Deborah L, Dillon, James E, Weatherly, Robert A, Garetz, Susan L, Chervin, Ronald D

“…Adenotonsillectomy (AT) is among the most common pediatric surgical procedures and is performed as often for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as for recurrent…”
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Do respiratory cycle-related EEG changes or arousals from sleep predict neurobehavioral deficits and response to adenotonsillectomy in children? by Chervin, Ronald D, Garetz, Susan L, Ruzicka, Deborah L, Hodges, Elise K, Giordani, Bruno J, Dillon, James E, Felt, Barbara T, Hoban, Timothy F, Guire, Kenneth E, O'Brien, Louise M, Burns, Joseph W

“…Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with hyperactive behavior, cognitive deficits, psychiatric morbidity, and sleepiness, but objective…”
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Improved behavior after adenotonsillectomy in children with higher and lower IQ by Chung, Seockhoon, Hodges, Elise K, Ruzicka, Deborah L, Hoban, Timothy F, Garetz, Susan L, Guire, Kenneth E, Felt, Barbara T, Dillon, James E, Chervin, Ronald D, Giordani, Bruno

“…Abstract Objectives To examine whether high intellectual ability, in comparison to average or lower performance, reflects the consequences of sleep-disordered…”
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Correlates of respiratory cycle-related EEG changes in children with sleep-disordered breathing by CHERVIN, Ronald D, BURNS, Joseph W, SUBOTIC, Nikolas S, ROUSSI, Christopher, THELEN, Brian, RUZICKA, Deborah L

“…To explore newly-identified respiratory cycle-related electroencephalographic changes (RCREC), which may represent microarousals, as correlates of…”
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Identification and evaluation of obstructive sleep apnea prior to adenotonsillectomy in children: a survey of practice patterns by Weatherly, Robert A, Mai, Evelyn F, Ruzicka, Deborah L, Chervin, Ronald D

“…Objectives: Some data suggest that the clinical diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in a child should be confirmed by polysomnography before…”
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