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Research Interests: Genetics, Autism, Adolescent, Comorbidity, Activities of Daily Living, and 15 moreHumans, Child, Female, Male, Family Functioning, Clinical Sciences, Children and Adolescents, Actigraphy, Cyclic Alternating Pattern, Asperger Syndrome, Behavioral Intervention, Logistic Models, Autistic disorder, Child preschool, and Autistic Spectrum Disorder
To evaluate the characteristics of the cyclic alternating pattern (CAP) in the sleep of preschool-aged children in order to obtain normative parameters in this age range. Prospective study. University sleep laboratory. Ten normal healthy... more
To evaluate the characteristics of the cyclic alternating pattern (CAP) in the sleep of preschool-aged children in order to obtain normative parameters in this age range. Prospective study. University sleep laboratory. Ten normal healthy subjects (6 girls and 4 boys, mean age 4.6 years; range 3-6 years) underwent polysomnography recordings for 2 consecutive nights in a standard laboratory setting. Sleep data were stored on a computer using a polysomnography digital system (Embla N7000, Medcare, Iceland). Sleep structure was visually scored according to the Rechtschaffen and Kales criteria. The cyclic alternating pattern was visually scored following the criteria by Terzano et al. These criteria were modified for the purposes of this study because it was noticed that, at the age of the group under analysis, most electroencephalogram arousals, often accompanied by electromyogram activation, are expressed at the level of the electroencephalogram by theta frequencies and not alpha or hi...