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Sleep profiles in children with down syndrome
23 Jun 2015
Abstract excerpt
Down syndrome (DS) is the most common genetic cause of intellectual disability and results from an extra chromosome 21 (Trisomy 21). Sleep issues and/or obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are assumed to be part of the DS phenotype with a high prevalence but are often under recognized. This cross-sectional study of children with DS examines the caregiver-reported sleep behaviors of 108 children with DS, ranging in age...
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