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Date of this Version
2009
Document Type
Article
Citation
Published in final edited form as: Dev Neuropsychol. 2009 ; 34(5): 629–649. doi:10.1080/87565640903133632. PMCID: PMC3468947
Abstract
Objective—To determine whether minimal snoring is benign in children.
Procedure—22 rarely snoring children (mean age=6.9 years, 11 females) and age- and sexmatched controls participated in an auditory oddball task wearing 128-electrode nets. Parents completed Conner’s Parent Rating Scales-Revised Long (CPRS-R:L).
Results—Snorers scored significantly higher on 4 CPRS-R:L subscales. Stepwise regression indicated that two ERP variables from a region of the ERP that peaked at 844 ms post-stimulus onset predicted CPRS-R:L ADHD Index scores.
Conclusions—Occasional snorers according to parental report do exhibit ADHD-like behaviors. Basic sensory processing is longer than in controls, suggesting that delayed frontal activation requires more effort in snorers.
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