Reduced language abilities in adolescents who snore

Polysomnographic assessment of 20 adolescents who were referred to hospital for loud and frequent snoring showed they suffered from obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Their apneas and desaturation rates (SaO 2) were abnormal in comparison with the non-snoring adolescents, who served as their c...

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Published in:Archives of clinical neuropsychology 2007-02, Vol.22 (2), p.225-229
Main Authors: Andreou, Georgia, Agapitou, Paraskevi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Aptitude
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Greece
Humans
Language abilities
Language Development Disorders - diagnosis
Language Development Disorders - physiopathology
Language Development Disorders - psychology
Language Tests
Male
Medical sciences
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS)
Phonetics
Pneumology
Polysomnography
Prefrontal cortex
Prefrontal Cortex - physiopathology
Respiratory system : syndromes and miscellaneous diseases
Semantics
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - diagnosis
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - physiopathology
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - psychology
Snoring - psychology
Verbal Behavior
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Summary:Polysomnographic assessment of 20 adolescents who were referred to hospital for loud and frequent snoring showed they suffered from obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Their apneas and desaturation rates (SaO 2) were abnormal in comparison with the non-snoring adolescents, who served as their controls. The snoring group obtained lower scores on phonemic and semantic tests and had lower marks in the Greek language subject at school than the non-snoring group. These findings could be explained by the fact that OSAS causes certain physiological disturbances which may lead to dysfunction of the prefrontal cortex which plays an active role in language and verbal skills.
ISSN:0887-6177
1873-5843
DOI:10.1016/j.acn.2006.12.008