NREM sleep EEG slow waves in autistic and typically developing children: Morphological characteristics and scalp distribution

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. e12775 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Lehoux ◽  
Julie Carrier ◽  
Roger Godbout
Keyword(s):  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Nrem Sleep ◽  
Slow Waves ◽  
Sleep Eeg ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Typically Developing Children ◽  
Scalp Distribution

scholarly journals 0327 NREM Sleep EEG in Typically Developing and Drug-Naïve ADHD Adolescents: Data from a Longitudinal Study

SLEEP ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. A124-A124
Author(s):  
T Basishvili ◽  
M Eliozishvili ◽  
T Oniani ◽  
T Tchintcharauli ◽  
I Sakhelashvili ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Nrem Sleep ◽  
Sleep Eeg ◽  
Brain Maturation ◽  
Adhd Group ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Eeg Activity ◽  
Theta Power ◽  
Delta Power ◽  
Drug Naïve

Abstract Introduction Structural MRI studies suggest delayed brain maturation in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The steep adolescent decline in sleep slow wave EEG activity provides an opportunity to investigate brain electrophysiological evidence for this maturational delay. Most ADHD sleep EEG studies have been cross-sectional. Here we present data from an ongoing longitudinal study of the maturational trajectories of sleep EEG in drug-naïve ADHD and typically developing adolescents. Methods Nine children diagnosed with ADHD (combined subtype, DSM-V criteria, mean age 12.39±0.61 years), and nine typically developing controls (12.07±0.35 years) were recruited. Subjects underwent an adaptation night and all night polysomnography twice yearly at the Laboratory. Sleep EEG was analyzed using fast Fourier transform. NREM delta and theta EEG activity were compared across first two recordings. Results Group effects (ADHD vs. control) on all night delta and theta energy, and delta power were not significant (p>0.2 for all). All night theta power was lower (p=0.035) for the ADHD group, and all night NREM sleep duration trended (p=0.060) toward being lower for the ADHD group. Controlling for sleep duration differences by examining only the first 5 h of NREM sleep showed no group effect on delta power (p=0.77) and a trend toward lower theta power (p=0.057) for the ADHD group. Conclusion At age 12 to 13 years, NREM sleep delta EEG did not differ between ADHD and control subjects. Theta power, which declines at a younger age than delta, was lower in control subjects. The two recordings thus far differ only by 6 months. The entire study will provide 5 semiannual recordings and allow us to determine if the higher theta power in the ADHD group will hold and if delta power will be greater as well, and thus provide electrophysiological support for the delayed brain maturation suggested by MRI findings. Support Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation Grant FR17_94; Subjects Recruitment Support - Mental Health Service in Tbilisi “Kamara”.

Longitudinal assessment of NREM sleep EEG in typically developing and medication-free ADHD adolescents: first year results

2021 ◽  
Vol 80 ◽  
pp. 171-175
Author(s):  
Nato Darchia ◽  
Ian Glenn Campbell ◽  
Tamar Basishvili ◽  
Marine Eliozishvili ◽  
Tinatin Tchintcharauli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nrem Sleep ◽  
Sleep Eeg ◽  
First Year ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Longitudinal Assessment

Age Norms for Auditory-Perceptual Neurophonetic Parameters: A Prerequisite for the Assessment of Childhood Dysarthria

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 1071-1082
Author(s):  
Theresa Schölderle ◽  
Elisabet Haas ◽  
Wolfram Ziegler
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Developmental Trajectories ◽  
Voice Quality ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Typically Developing Children ◽  
Age Norms ◽  
Elementary School Age ◽  
Speech Characteristics ◽  
Substantial Progress ◽  
Computer Based

Purpose The aim of this study was to collect auditory-perceptual data on established symptom categories of dysarthria from typically developing children between 3 and 9 years of age, for the purpose of creating age norms for dysarthria assessment. Method One hundred forty-four typically developing children (3;0–9;11 [years;months], 72 girls and 72 boys) participated. We used a computer-based game specifically designed for this study to elicit sentence repetitions and spontaneous speech samples. Speech recordings were analyzed using the auditory-perceptual criteria of the Bogenhausen Dysarthria Scales, a standardized German assessment tool for dysarthria in adults. The Bogenhausen Dysarthria Scales (scales and features) cover clinically relevant dimensions of speech and allow for an evaluation of well-established symptom categories of dysarthria. Results The typically developing children exhibited a number of speech characteristics overlapping with established symptom categories of dysarthria (e.g., breathy voice, frequent inspirations, reduced articulatory precision, decreased articulation rate). Substantial progress was observed between 3 and 9 years of age, but with different developmental trajectories across different dimensions. In several areas (e.g., respiration, voice quality), 9-year-olds still presented with salient developmental speech characteristics, while in other dimensions (e.g., prosodic modulation), features typically associated with dysarthria occurred only exceptionally, even in the 3-year-olds. Conclusions The acquisition of speech motor functions is a prolonged process not yet completed with 9 years. Various developmental influences (e.g., anatomic–physiological changes) shape children's speech specifically. Our findings are a first step toward establishing auditory-perceptual norms for dysarthria in children of kindergarten and elementary school age. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.12133380

Clash of signs: Putting bilingualism back into language evolution

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Samuel
Keyword(s):  
Language Evolution ◽  
Modern Human ◽  
Alarm Calls ◽  
Bilingual Children ◽  
Human Language ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Typically Developing Children ◽  
Modern Humans ◽  
The Real ◽  
Multiple Languages

Research and thinking into the cognitive aspects of language evolution has usually attempted to account for how the capacity for learning even one modern human language developed. Bilingualism has perhaps been thought of as something to think about only once the ‘real’ puzzle of monolingualism is solved, but this would assume in turn (and without evidence) that bilingualism evolved after monolingualism. All typically-developing children (and adults) are capable of learning multiple languages, and the majority of modern humans are at least bilingual. In this paper I ask whether by skipping bilingualism out of language evolution we have missed a trick. I propose that exposure to synonymous signs, such as food and alarm calls, are a necessary precondition for the abstracting away of sound from referent. In support of this possibility is evidence that modern day bilingual children are better at breaking this ‘word magic’ spell. More generally, language evolution should be viewed through the lens of bilingualism, as this is the end state we are attempting to explain.

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