Research Article: Characteristics of the Attentional Network in Children with Sleep-Disordered Breathing
Introduction:
Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) in children is a syndrome of abnormal upper airway function during sleep that includes primary snoring (PS), upper airway resistance syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Repeated hypoxia and sleep fragmentation in OSA can induce chemical or structural damage to the central nervous system, affect children’s cognition, executive function and behavior, and lead to daytime sleepiness, attention deficits, hyperactivity, impulsivity and other symptoms. More than % of children with…
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