Sleep of Children with High Potentialities: A Polysomnographic Study
The involvement of sleep in cognitive functioning is well known, but only a few studies have examined objective sleep parameters in children with high intellectual potential (HP). The main objective of this study was to compare sleep characteristics of 33 children with high intellectual potentialiti...
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| author | Anne Guignard-Perret Marine Thieux Aurore Guyon Stephanie Mazza Min Zhang Olivier Revol Sabine Plancoulaine Patricia Franco |
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| description | The involvement of sleep in cognitive functioning is well known, but only a few studies have examined objective sleep parameters in children with high intellectual potential (HP). The main objective of this study was to compare sleep characteristics of 33 children with high intellectual potentialities (HP) (median 10 years old, 64% of boys) compared to 25 controls (median 11 years old, 64% of boys) and assess the difference between children with a homogeneous vs. a heterogeneous intelligence quotient (IQ) (i.e., a difference ≥15 points between verbal and non-verbal IQ). All children underwent a one-night polysomnography, an evaluation of intellectual quotient (IQ) and filled standardized questionnaires. Using non-parametric tests to compare groups’ characteristics, we found that children with HP had more heterogeneous IQ, more rapid eyes movement (REM) sleep and tended to have less stage 1 sleep than controls. They also had more insomnia and sleep complaints. The high amount of REM sleep in children with HP could be advantageous for learning and could partially explain their gift. This study highlights the necessity of investigating sleep disorders in children with HP during clinical routine and reinforces the hypothesis of the involvement of nocturnal sleep, and especially REM sleep, in daytime cognition and behavior. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3584151f748f4972998c1f7f79be8d142023-11-20T15:42:21ZengMDPI AGJournal of Clinical Medicine2077-03832020-09-01910318210.3390/jcm9103182Sleep of Children with High Potentialities: A Polysomnographic StudyAnne Guignard-Perret0Marine Thieux1Aurore Guyon2Stephanie Mazza3Min Zhang4Olivier Revol5Sabine Plancoulaine6Patricia Franco7Pediatric Sleep Unit, Department of Pediatric Clinical Epileptology, Sleep Disorders and Functional Neurology, Hôpital-Femme-Mère-Enfant, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 59 boulevard Pinel, 69500 Lyon, FrancePediatric Sleep Unit, Department of Pediatric Clinical Epileptology, Sleep Disorders and Functional Neurology, Hôpital-Femme-Mère-Enfant, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 59 boulevard Pinel, 69500 Lyon, FrancePediatric Sleep Unit, Department of Pediatric Clinical Epileptology, Sleep Disorders and Functional Neurology, Hôpital-Femme-Mère-Enfant, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 59 boulevard Pinel, 69500 Lyon, FranceHESPER laboratory, 8 Avenue Rockefeller, University of Lyon, 69003 Lyon, FranceINSERM U1028-CNRS UMR5292, Neuroscience Research Center, Centre Hospitalier Le Vinatier-Bâtiment 462 Neurocampus, 95 boulevard Pinel, University Lyon, 69675 Bron CEDEX, FranceDepartment of Developmental Psychopathology, Hôpital-Femme-Mère-Enfant, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 59 boulevard Pinel, 69500 Lyon, FranceUniversité de Paris, CRESS, INSERM, INRAE, 16 Avenue Paul Vaillant Couturier 94807 Villejuif CEDEX, F-75004 Paris, FrancePediatric Sleep Unit, Department of Pediatric Clinical Epileptology, Sleep Disorders and Functional Neurology, Hôpital-Femme-Mère-Enfant, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 59 boulevard Pinel, 69500 Lyon, FranceThe involvement of sleep in cognitive functioning is well known, but only a few studies have examined objective sleep parameters in children with high intellectual potential (HP). The main objective of this study was to compare sleep characteristics of 33 children with high intellectual potentialities (HP) (median 10 years old, 64% of boys) compared to 25 controls (median 11 years old, 64% of boys) and assess the difference between children with a homogeneous vs. a heterogeneous intelligence quotient (IQ) (i.e., a difference ≥15 points between verbal and non-verbal IQ). All children underwent a one-night polysomnography, an evaluation of intellectual quotient (IQ) and filled standardized questionnaires. Using non-parametric tests to compare groups’ characteristics, we found that children with HP had more heterogeneous IQ, more rapid eyes movement (REM) sleep and tended to have less stage 1 sleep than controls. They also had more insomnia and sleep complaints. The high amount of REM sleep in children with HP could be advantageous for learning and could partially explain their gift. This study highlights the necessity of investigating sleep disorders in children with HP during clinical routine and reinforces the hypothesis of the involvement of nocturnal sleep, and especially REM sleep, in daytime cognition and behavior.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/10/3182high potentialpolysomnographyREMsleepanxietygifted children |
| spellingShingle | Anne Guignard-Perret Marine Thieux Aurore Guyon Stephanie Mazza Min Zhang Olivier Revol Sabine Plancoulaine Patricia Franco Sleep of Children with High Potentialities: A Polysomnographic Study Journal of Clinical Medicine high potential polysomnography REM sleep anxiety gifted children |
| title | Sleep of Children with High Potentialities: A Polysomnographic Study |
| title_full | Sleep of Children with High Potentialities: A Polysomnographic Study |
| title_fullStr | Sleep of Children with High Potentialities: A Polysomnographic Study |
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| title_short | Sleep of Children with High Potentialities: A Polysomnographic Study |
| title_sort | sleep of children with high potentialities a polysomnographic study |
| topic | high potential polysomnography REM sleep anxiety gifted children |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/10/3182 |
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