title: [Diagnosing the hyperactive child who snores].
abstract: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common disorder, often associated with sleep disorders. Patients with primary sleep disorders often present hyperactivity and/or attention deficit symptoms. Indeed, obstructive sleep disorder breathing (snoring, hypoventilation disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome) with poor sleep quality can mimic ADHD in children. In this case, inattention and hyperactivity behavior are induced by sleep disorders but do not constitute a clinical diagnosis of ADHD. Therefore, it can sometimes be difficult for the clinician to distinguish between a diagnosis of ADHD with comorbid sleep disorder and a sleep disorder that mimics ADHD symptoms. The objective of this article is to review the relations between ADHD and obstructive sleep disorder breathing and propose a decision tree to help diagnosis.
authors: Services d'explorations fonctionnelles du système nerveux, clinique du sommeil, CHU de Bordeaux, place Amélie-Raba-Leon, 33076 Bordeaux cedex, France; USR CNRS 3413 SANPSY, CHU Pellegrin, place Amélie-Raba-Léon, 33076 Bordeaux cedex, France. Electronic address: stephanie.bioulac@chu-bordeaux.fr.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Bioulac
authors: Centre d'étude du sommeil - Antony, 67, boulevard Pasteur, 94260 Fresnes, France.
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Chalumeau
authors: Klinisk Nevrofysiologi, centre hospitalier universitaire de Stavanger, Gerd-Ragna Bloch Thorsens, gate 8, 4011 Stavanger, Norvège.
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Lode-Kolz
mesh_terms: D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D003663:Decision Trees; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012913:Snoring / Q000209:etiology*