Trazodone affects periodic leg movements and chin muscle tone during sleep less than selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants in children.

Study Objectives: To test the hypothesis that children taking trazodone have less leg movements during sleep (LMS) and higher rapid eye movement (REM) sleep atonia than children taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) but more than normal controls.

Methods: Fifteen children (9 girls and 6 boys, mean age 11.7 years, standard deviation [SD] 3.

Obstructive Apnea and Hypopnea Length in Normal Children and Adolescents.

(1) Background: Breathing is an essential function that requires both metabolic (or au-tomatic) and voluntary (behavioral) control during wakefulness but during sleep depends on metabolic control via peripheral and central chemoreceptors. Breathing during sleep disordered breathing also depends on the maturity of the neural centers and the strength of the respiratory muscles. We do not know if the response to apnea varies with age.