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(3) Day-Night Activity Rhythms in Children Admitted to the Pediatric ICU for Non-Surgical Diagnoses

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Background: Sleep is an important part of healthy brain development in children. Sleep disturbances in critically ill children may increase the risk of delirium and impact their short and long-term… Click to show full abstract

Background: Sleep is an important part of healthy brain development in children. Sleep disturbances in critically ill children may increase the risk of delirium and impact their short and long-term recovery. Data on sleep-wake patterns in children with medical diagnoses are limited. Actigraphy can provide a continuous, long-term and quantitative method of monitoring activity levels and …

Keywords: activity rhythms; activity; rhythms children; night activity; children admitted; day night

Journal Title: Pediatrics
Year Published: 2018

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