Abstract
Excessive daytime sleepiness is a growing societal problem in adolescents. Empirical evidence demonstrates that adolescents experience significant sleepiness as a result of inadequate or disrupted sleep. Although the functional impairment caused by sleepiness in the pediatric population is less studied, children and adolescents do experience changes in behavior and a decline in performance as seen in the adult population. The end result is functional impairment in adolescents, which then places them at higher risk for unintentional injury.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Attention
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Automobile Driving
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Cognition
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Cognition Disorders / epidemiology
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Cognition Disorders / physiopathology
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Disorders of Excessive Somnolence / epidemiology*
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Employment
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Humans
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Narcolepsy / physiopathology
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Nocturnal Myoclonus Syndrome / epidemiology
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Nocturnal Myoclonus Syndrome / physiopathology
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Parenting
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Restless Legs Syndrome / epidemiology
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Restless Legs Syndrome / physiopathology
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Sleep Apnea Syndromes / epidemiology
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Sleep Apnea Syndromes / physiopathology
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Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic / epidemiology*
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Sleep* / physiology
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Wounds and Injuries / epidemiology*
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Wounds and Injuries / physiopathology