Increased chin muscle tone during all sleep stages in children taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants and in children with narcolepsy type 1.

Raffaele FerriMaria P MogaveroOliviero BruniGiuseppe PlazziCarlos H SchenckLourdes M DelRosso

Published in: Sleep (2022)

Similarly to adults, SSRI antidepressants are able to modify the chin EMG tone in children during REM sleep, as well as during NREM sleep stages. Different pharmacological properties of the different SSRI might explain the differential effect on chin tone during sleep found in this study.

Keyphrases

young adults
sleep quality
physical activity
major depressive disorder
skeletal muscle
high density