title: The neurocognitive effects of sleep disruption in children and adolescents.
abstract: Sleep problems in children and adolescents are common, and sleep disruption is associated with a wide range of behavioral, cognitive, and mood impairments, including hyperactivity, reduced school grades, and depression. Insufficient or fragmented sleep may induce sleepiness, which is associated with problematic behavior, impaired learning, and/or negative mood. Furthermore, treatment of sleep disruption, by improving sleep hygiene or treating specific sleep disorders, is often associated with improvements in daytime performance, suggesting a common mechanism for the behavioral manifestations. This article reviews the daytime manifestations of sleep disruption.
authors.affiliation: Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Med Inn Building Room C736, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5845, USA. louiseo@med.umich.edu
authors.forename: Louise M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: O'Brien
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000339:Affect; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D001143:Arousal; D001288:Attention; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D019955:Conduct Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D009290:Narcolepsy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D012016:Reference Values; D012148:Restless Legs Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D020178:Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology