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Table 6 Clinical summary of elevated and equivocal risk for each type of sleep disorder in each syndrome

From: Sleep disorders in rare genetic syndromes: a meta-analysis of prevalence and profile

Syndrome

Sleep-related breathing difficulties

Insomnia

Excessive daytime sleepiness

Sleep Enuresis

Sleep bruxism

Angelman

+

++

+

++

+

CHARGE

++

–

–

–

–

Cornelia de Lange

++

++

+

–

–

Cri du Chat

–

–

–

–

–

Down

++

++

+

+

++

Fragile X

++

+

+

++

++

Hurler

++

–

–

–

–

Jacobsen

–

–

–

–

–

Juvenile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis

–

–

–

–

–

Mucopolysaccharidosis Type II

++

–

–

–

–

Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IIIB

+

–

–

–

–

Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IVA

++

–

–

–

–

Neurofibromatosis

+

++

++

–

–

Prader–Willi

++

+

+

+

–

Rett

+

++

+

–

+

Smith–Magenis

–

+

++

–

–

Smith–Lemli–Opitz

–

–

–

–

–

Tuberous Sclerosis Complex

–

++

++

–

–

Williams

++

++

+

+

+

  1. ++ indicates a sleep disorder which should be considered as part of a priority assessment in that syndrome, + a sleep disorder which should be considered as part of routine assessment, and – a sleep disorder where further research is needed