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(Sept. 7, 2003) - Some children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) could just be tired. According to recent research published in the journal Pediatrics, their ADHD stems from not being able to get a good night's rest. A quarter of 5-7 year-old children with the disease snored or suffered sleep apnea—a condition where breathing is blocked repeatedly when sleeping. Children who were treated for sleep apnea showed a complete or near complete disappearance of ADHD.
David Gozal MD, a professor at the University of Louisville, who led the study, found a further connection when he found that children who snored would have a milder form of ADHD than those with sleep apnea.
Gozel is worried that children are being to quickly treated for ADHD. As a consequence, sleep disorders are being overlooked. The group that publishes the journal, the American Academy of Pediatrics, notes that pediatric drug treatment for ADHD should require a thorough evaluation. Gozal is worried that too many children are quickly given treatment for ADHD without regard to other treatments may work more effectively.
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