Sleep REM latency in hyperkinetic boys.
This study compared the sleep-cycle characteristics of 16 hyperkinetic boys with those of 12 normal boys. The results indicated no differences between the two groups, with one exception: a subset of the hyperkinetic children had markedly short REM latencies.
D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000145:classification / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002648:Child; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000503:physiopathology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012895:Sleep, REM / Q000502:physiology*