title: Sleep problems in individuals with 11q terminal deletion disorder (Jacobsen syndrome).
abstract: Characteristics of sleep and sleep problems were investigated in 43 individuals with 11q terminal deletion disorder (Jacobsen syndrome). Data were collected using a sleep questionnaire. Ten individuals (23%) had a sleep problem. Settling problems, frequent night waking and early waking occurred in 2 (4%), 7 (16%) and 2 (6%) individuals, respectively. Twenty-two individuals (54%) had a history of sleep problems. Twenty-five individuals (60%) showed restless sleep and 23 individuals (54%) slept in an unusual position. Apart from frequent coughs, no significant relationships were found between the presence of a sleep problem and other variables, such as age, level of ID, breathing problems, heart defects, constipation, daytime activity and behavioral diagnosis, restless sleep and sleeping in an unusual positions.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute GROW/GKC, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands. anneke.maas@gen.unimaas.nl
authors.forename: A P H M
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Maas
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Grossfeld
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Didden
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Korzilius
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Braam
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Smits
authors.forename: L M G
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Curfs
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D054868:Jacobsen Distal 11q Deletion Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D016487:Parenting; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires