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NREM sleep instability is reduced in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderSilvia Miano
Department of Pediatric, Sleep Disease Centre, University of Rome La Sapienza S Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy
Sleep 29:797-803. 2006..To evaluate non-rapid eye movement sleep instability (NREM), as measured by the cyclic alternating pattern (CAP), in a cohort of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and normal controls...
Epidemiology and management of insomnia in children with autistic spectrum disordersSilvia Miano
Pediatric Clinic, Sleep Disease Centre, University of Rome La Sapienza S Andrea Hospital, 00189 Rome, Italy
Paediatr Drugs 12:75-84. 2010..Further studies, beginning at younger ages, are necessary to better investigate these aspects and the role of melatonin in insomnia in children with ASD...
Sleep cyclic alternating pattern analysis in infants with apparent life-threatening events: a daytime polysomnographic studySilvia Miano
Department of Pediatrics, Sleep Disease Centre, University of Rome La Sapienza S Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy
Clin Neurophysiol 123:1346-52. 2012..The aim of this study was to analyze the development of cyclic alternating pattern parameters in a group of infants with apparent life-threatening events...
Neurocognitive assessment and sleep analysis in children with sleep-disordered breathingSilvia Miano
Department of Paediatrics, Sleep Disease Centre, La Sapienza University of Rome Sant Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy
Clin Neurophysiol 122:311-9. 2011....
Sleep cyclic alternating pattern analysis in healthy children during the first year of life: a daytime polysomnographic studySilvia Miano
Department of Pediatrics, Sleep Disorder Centre, University of Rome La Sapienza Sant Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy
Brain Dev 33:421-7. 2011..In addition, we observed a progressive increase in CAP rate with deepness of sleep, and with age, reflecting maturation of slow-wave activity. The decreased percentage of A1 subtypes may reflect the maturation of arousability...
Early cardiac abnormalities and increased C-reactive protein levels in a cohort of children with sleep disordered breathingMaria Pia Villa
Division of Paediatrics, II Faculty of Medicine, La Sapienza University of Rome, Sant Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy
Sleep Breath 16:101-10. 2012..This study aims to evaluate left ventricular (LV) structure and function and inflammation in a paediatric population with sleep disordered breathing (SDB) and in control subjects...
Development of NREM sleep instability-continuity (cyclic alternating pattern) in healthy term infants aged 1 to 4 monthsSilvia Miano
Department of Pediatrics, Sleep Disease Centre, University of Rome La Sapienza S Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy
Sleep 32:83-90. 2009....
Cognitive profile, parental education and BMI in children: reflections on common neuroendrocrinobiological rootsPasquale Parisi
Child Neurology, Paediatric Sleep Centre and Pediatric Endocrinology Division, Chair of Paediatrics, II Faculty of Medicine, Sapienza University c o Sant Andrea Hospital, Via di Grottarossa, Rome, Italy
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 23:1133-41. 2010..A routine neurocognitive assessment in overweight/obese children is recommended. Finally, we have added some reflections on common neuroendocrinobiological roots...
Visual scoring of sleep: A comparison between the Rechtschaffen and Kales criteria and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine criteria in a pediatric population with obstructive sleep apnea syndromeSilvia Miano
Department of Pediatrics, Sleep Disorder Centre, University of Rome La Sapienza, Sant Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy
Clin Neurophysiol 121:39-42. 2010....
Paroxysmal activity and seizures associated with sleep breathing disorder in children: a possible overlap between diurnal and nocturnal symptomsSilvia Miano
Department of Pediatrics, Sleep Disease Centre, University of Rome La Sapienza S Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy
Seizure 19:547-52. 2010....
NREM sleep instability changes following rapid maxillary expansion in children with obstructive apnea sleep syndromeSilvia Miano
Department of Pediatric, University of Rome La Sapienza SantAndrea Hospital, Via Grottarossa, Rome 00189, Italy
Sleep Med 10:471-8. 2009..To evaluate NREM sleep microstructure in children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) before and after one year of rapid maxillary expander (RME) treatment by means of the cyclic alternating pattern (CAP)...
Could treatment of iron deficiency both improve ADHD and reduce cardiovascular risk during treatment with ADHD drugs?Pasquale Parisi
Child Neurology, Pediatric Headache Centre, Sleep Disorders Centre, Chair of Pediatrics, NESMOS Department, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University, Via di Grottarossa, 1035 1039, 00189 Rome, Italy
Med Hypotheses 79:246-9. 2012..If empirical studies confirm this hypothesis, the clinician would be advised to systematically check iron status and effectively treat iron deficiency before starting a pharmacological treatment with ADHD drugs...
The sleep phenotypes of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: the role of arousal during sleep and implications for treatmentSilvia Miano
Neuroscience, Mental Health and Sense Organs Department, Chair of Pediatrics, Sleep Disorder Centre, La Sapienza University, II Faculty, Medicine, Rome, Italy
Med Hypotheses 79:147-53. 2012....
The relationship between sleep and epilepsy: the effect on cognitive functioning in childrenPasquale Parisi
Child Neurology and Sleep Paediatric Disorders Centre, II Faculty of Medicine, Sapienza University, Sant Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy
Dev Med Child Neurol 52:805-10. 2010....
Autonomic cardiovascular tests in children with obstructive sleep apnea syndromeMarilisa Montesano
Pediatric Department, La Sapienza University, II Faculty, Medicine, Rome, Italy
Sleep 33:1349-55. 2010..The aim of our study was to investigate cardiovascular autonomic activity during wakefulness, using cardiovascular tests, in a population of children with OSAS...
Diffuse subcortical band heterotopia, periodic limb movements during sleep and a novel "de novo" mutation in the DCX genePasquale Parisi
Child Neurology, Paediatric Department, I Faculty of Medicine, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
Brain Dev 32:511-5. 2010..Physiopathological links between PLMs and SBH are discussed...
Prevalence of EEG paroxysmal activity in a population of children with obstructive sleep apnea syndromeSilvia Miano
Department of Pediatrics, Sleep Disorder Centre, University of Rome La Sapienza S Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy
Sleep 32:522-9. 2009..We verified the hypothesis that the amount of EEG paroxysmal activity (PA) may be high in children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS)...
Cyclic alternating pattern: A window into pediatric sleepOliviero Bruni
Department of Developmental Neurology and Psychiatry, Centre for Pediatric Sleep Disorders, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
Sleep Med 11:628-36. 2010..CAP can be considered as a window into pediatric sleep, allowing a new vision on how the sleeping brain is influenced by a specific pathology or how sleep protecting mechanisms try to counteract internal or external disturbing events...
Melatonin to prevent migraine or tension-type headache in childrenSilvia Miano
Child Neurology, Paediatric Sleep Centre and Paediatric Headache Centre, La Sapienza University II Faculty c o Sant Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy
Neurol Sci 29:285-7. 2008..Our promising results warrant randomized placebo-controlled trials in children to assess the real effectiveness of melatonin in preventing primary headache...
Sleep phenotypes of intellectual disability: a polysomnographic evaluation in subjects with Down syndrome and Fragile-X syndromeSilvia Miano
Department of Pediatrics, Sleep Centre, La Sapienza University, S Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy
Clin Neurophysiol 119:1242-7. 2008....
Bipolar disorder co-morbidity in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorderRenato Donfrancesco
Child Neuropsychiatry Department, La Scarpetta Hospital, Rome, Italy
Psychiatry Res 186:333-7. 2011..In summary, children with ADHD present a higher risk for developing a superimposed BD. The identification of clinical features with an increased risk of BD can improve diagnosis, prognosis and treatments...
Role of continuous positive airway pressure therapy on the pathogenesis of sleep-related frontal lobe epilepsy in a child with obstructive sleep apnea syndromeSilvia Miano
Department of Pediatrics, Sleep Centre, University of Rome La Sapienza, S Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy
J Child Neurol 23:124-8. 2008..In this child, we describe the non-rapid eye movement sleep instability induced by continuous positive airway pressure therapy might have had a role in triggering the nocturnal seizures...
Efficacy of rapid maxillary expansion in children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: 36 months of follow-upMaria Pia Villa
Department of Pediatric, Sleep Disease Centre, University of Rome La Sapienza Sant Andrea Hospital, Via Grottarossa 1035 1039, Rome 00189, Italy
Sleep Breath 15:179-84. 2011..We selected all patients with dental malocclusions and OSA syndrome (OSAS) confirmed by polysomnography...
Mandibular advancement devices are an alternative and valid treatment for pediatric obstructive sleep apnea syndromeMaria Pia Villa
Department of Pediatrics, Sleep Disease Centre, University of Rome La Sapienza Sant Andrea Hospital, Via Grottarossa 1035 1039, Rome, 00189, Italy
Sleep Breath 16:971-6. 2012..Orthodontic therapy should be encouraged in pediatric OSAS, and an early approach may permanently modify nasal breathing and respiration, thereby preventing obstruction of the upper airway...
Is season of birth related to developmental dyslexia?Renato Donfrancesco
Child Neuropsychiatry Department, La Scarpetta Hospital, ASL RM A, Rome, Italy
Ann Dyslexia 60:175-82. 2010....
Topographic mapping of the spectral components of the cyclic alternating pattern (CAP)Raffaele Ferri
Department of Neurology I C, Sleep Research Centre, Oasi Institute for Research on Mental Retardation and Brain Aging IRCCS, Troina, Italy
Sleep Med 6:29-36. 2005....
All-night EEG power spectral analysis of the cyclic alternating pattern components in young adult subjectsRaffaele Ferri
Department of Neurology IC, Sleep Research Centre, Oasi Institute IRCCS, Via Conte Ruggero 73, 94018 Troina, Italy
Clin Neurophysiol 116:2429-40. 2005....
Sleep polygraphy in Angelman syndromeSilvia Miano
Department of Neurology, Oasi Institute for Research on Mental Retardation and Brain Aging (IRCCS, Via Conte Ruggero 73, Troina, Italy
Clin Neurophysiol 115:938-45. 2004....
Sleep cyclic alternating pattern in normal preschool-aged childrenOliviero Bruni
Centre for Pediatric Sleep Disorders, Department of Developmental Neurology and Psychiatry, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy
Sleep 28:220-30. 2005..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...
Sleep cyclic alternating pattern in normal school-age childrenOliviero Bruni
Department of Developmental Neurology and Psychiatry, Center for Pediatric Sleep Disorders, University of Rome La Sapienza, Via dei Sabelli 108, 00185 Rome, Italy
Clin Neurophysiol 113:1806-14. 2002..To evaluate cyclic alternating pattern (CAP) in sleep of school-age children in order to obtain a standardized database for CAP parameters in this age range...
NREM sleep alterations in narcolepsy/cataplexyRaffaele Ferri
Department of Neurology IC, Sleep Research Centre, Oasi Institute IRCCS, Troina, Enna, Italy
Clin Neurophysiol 116:2675-84. 2005..NREM sleep patterns of narcoleptic patients with cataplexy were studied, focusing on their sleep 'microstructure', by analyzing the cyclic alternating pattern (CAP)...
The time structure of the cyclic alternating pattern during sleepRaffaele Ferri
Sleep Research Centre, Department of Neurology I C, Oasi Institute IRCCS, Via Conte Ruggero 73, 94018 Troina, Italy
Sleep 29:693-9. 2006..To analyze the intervals between A phases of the cyclic alternating pattern (CAP) and to describe their time structure. This might represent an additional aspect to be studied in sleep pathologies that are accompanied by CAP changes...
NREM sleep instability in children with sleep terrors: the role of slow wave activity interruptionsOliviero Bruni
Center for Pediatric Sleep Disorders, Department of Developmental Neurology and Psychiatry, University of Rome La Sapienza, Via dei Sabelli 108, 00185 Rome, Italy
Clin Neurophysiol 119:985-92. 2008..To evaluate NREM sleep instability, as measured by the cyclic alternating pattern (CAP), in children with sleep terrors (ST) vs. normal controls...
Sleep breathing and periodic leg movement pattern in Angelman Syndrome: a polysomnographic studySilvia Miano
Sleep Research Centre, Oasi Institute for Research on Mental Retardation and Brain Aging (IRCCS, Troina, Italy
Clin Neurophysiol 116:2685-92. 2005..Therefore, our findings suggest the need to explore these sleep disorders in children affected by MR and to set up a correct treatment...
Inter-rater reliability of sleep cyclic alternating pattern (CAP) scoring and validation of a new computer-assisted CAP scoring methodRaffaele Ferri
Department of Neurology I C, Sleep Research Centre, Oasi Institute for Research on Mental Retardation and Brain Aging IRCCS, Via C Ruggero 73, 94018 Troina, Italy
Clin Neurophysiol 116:696-707. 2005....
Reduced NREM sleep instability in children with sleep disordered breathingLeila Kheirandish-Gozal
Division of Pediatric Sleep Medicine, Kosair Children s Hospital Research Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
Sleep 30:450-7. 2007..To evaluate NREM sleep instability, as measured by the cyclic alternating pattern (CAP), in a cohort of children with mild sleep disordered breathing (SDB) or frank obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and normal controls...
Sleep in children with autistic spectrum disorder: a questionnaire and polysomnographic studySilvia Miano
Department of Neurology, Sleep Research Centre, Oasi Institute for Research on Mental Retardation and Brain Aging IRCCS, Via C Ruggero 73, 94018 Troina, Italy
Sleep Med 9:64-70. 2007..To evaluate sleep in children with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) by means of sleep questionnaires and polysomnography; moreover, to analyze their cyclic alternating pattern (CAP)...
Computer-assisted detection of nocturnal leg motor activity in patients with restless legs syndrome and periodic leg movements during sleepRaffaele Ferri
Sleep Research Centre, Department of Neurology I C, Oasi Institute IRCCS, Troina, Italy
Sleep 28:998-1004. 2005..To assess the performance of a new method for automatic detection of periodic leg movements during sleep...
