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Sleep terrors in children: a prospective study of twins.

Pediatrics - 1 Dec 2008

Nguyen Bich Hong, Pérusse Daniel, Paquet Jean, Petit Dominique, Boivin Michel, Tremblay Richard E, Montplaisir Jacques

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OBJECTIVE: There is growing evidence that genetic factors are involved in the occurrence of sleep terrors. Twin studies provide invaluable information regarding genetic and environmental factors that can affect the manifestation of the disease; however, most previous twin studies on sleep terrors were performed retrospectively or with a sample that was too small to yield conclusive results. The aim of this large...

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PMID: 19047218
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-1303

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