Sleep and daytime functioning in children with tourette syndrome : A two-week case-control study with actigraphy and cognitive assessments

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There is increasing recognition of the high prevalence of sleep issues in children with Tourette syndrome (TS), a condition characterised by motor and vocal tics. Overnight polysomnography (PSG) has been the primary mode of sleep assessment in the TS literature, despite the extensive use of actigraphy in other neurodevelopmental populations. As a result, there are existing research gaps surrounding day-to-day variability of sleep in TS and links to daytime functioning. This study adopts a naturalistic, intensive longitudinal design to examine sleep in children with TS while considering potential links to tic severity and daytime functioning. Participants were 34 children aged between 8 and 12 years (12 with TS, 22 neurotypical controls). Wrist actigraphs tracked sleep-wake cycles across two weeks and a battery of scales and cognitive assessments measured sleep disturbances and daytime functioning. Mixed models using N = 476 nights of actigraphy data found that relative to controls, children with TS had significantly increased time in bed, increased sleep onset latency, reduced sleep efficiency, lower subjective sleep quality, but comparable actual sleep time. Higher self-report tic severity at bedtime did not predict increased sleep onset latency. In the sleep disturbance scale, 83.33 % of children with TS met the clinical cut-off for a sleep disorder. Parent-report emotional, behavioural, and executive difficulties were greater in the TS group relative to controls, but performance on cognitive tasks was comparable between groups. Together, findings highlight sleep disturbances as an important clinical factor to consider in the management of TS, though further research is required to substantiate findings in larger-scale studies. This study demonstrates the feasibility of assessing sleep via actigraphy in children with TS, supporting more widespread use in the future.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:113

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Sleep medicine - 113(2024) vom: 01. Jan., Seite 313-327

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Keenan, Lisa [VerfasserIn]
Bramham, Jessica [VerfasserIn]
Dinca, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Coogan, Andrew N [VerfasserIn]
Downes, Michelle [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Actigraphy
Executive function
Journal Article
Sleep
Tourette syndrome

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Date Completed 08.01.2024

Date Revised 16.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.sleep.2023.11.1137

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM365918008