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Changes in sleep-wake behavior may be more than just an epiphenomenon of ADHD

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 September 2005

Aribert Rothenberger*
Affiliation:
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Göttingen, D-37075Göttingen, Germanyhttp://www.gwdg.de/~ukyk
Roumen Kirov*
Affiliation:
Institute of Physiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113Sofia, Bulgaria.http://www.bio.bas.bg

Abstract

Sleep disturbances are common for children with attentiondeficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and are of great clinical significance. Brain dopamine plays an important role for both ADHD symptoms and sleep-wake regulation. We therefore suggest that one basic aspect of integrative brain-behavior relationship such as the sleep-wake cycle may certainly be addressed in a dynamic developmental theory of ADHD.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2005

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