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Sleep fragmentation in children with atopic dermatitis

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Reuveni, Haim, Chapnick, Gil, Tal, Asher, Tarasiuk, Ariel·1999·Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine

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OBJECTIVE: To characterize the sleep pattern of children with atopic dermatitis in clinical remission. METHODS: Fourteen children with atopic dermatitis, with a mean+/-SD age of 6+/-2 years, were recruited consecutively from a pediatric dermatology clinic. No participant had any other medical or psychiatric illness. The control group (n = 9, mean age 7+/-1.8 years) was composed of children with mild "benign" snoring and no evidence of respiratory disturbance during sleep. All participating children were evaluated by formal all-night polysomnography, scratch electrodes, and self-reported questionnaires filled in by their parents. RESULTS: The patients were studied when their skin condition was in remission. Sleep latency, total sleep time, and sleep efficiency were similar to the control group. The atopic dermatitis group had an average of 24.1+/-8.1 events per hour of arousals and awakenings, compared with 15.4+/-6.2 events per hour in the control group (P<.001). Direct observation, video monitoring, and scratch electrodes provided evidence of between 1 to 19 bouts of scratching per night, accounting for only 15% of the arousals and awakenings. The rest of the arousals and awakenings were not associated with any specific, identifiable polysomnographic event, such as apnea or jerks. CONCLUSION: Children with atopic dermatitis in clinical remission have sleep disturbances that are not related to scratching per se.

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Authors
Reuveni, H., Chapnick, G., Tal, A., & Tarasiuk, A.
Affiliations
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (IL)
Venue
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
Published
1999-03-01
Volume
153
Issue
3
Pages
249-53
ISSN
1072-4710 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1981248849
Cited by
121
References
33
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FWCI
4.01
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Dermatology › Dermatology and Skin Diseases
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
Keywords
atopic dermatitis, sleep fragmentation, sleep disorders, children, clinical remission, scratching behavior, polysomnography, sleep efficiency, sleep latency
MeSH terms
Child, Chronic Disease, Dermatitis, Atopic, Female, Humans, Male, Pruritus, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sleep Wake Disorders, Case-Control Studies, Polysomnography

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