Heart rate variability during sleep in children with autism spectrum disorder.

René HarderBeth A MalowR Lucas GoodpasterFahad IqbalAnn HalbowerSuzanne E GoldmanDiane B FawkesLily WangYaping ShiFranz BaudenbacherAndre Diedrich

Published in: Clinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society (2016)

Our findings suggest possible deficits in vagal influence to the heart during sleep, especially during REM sleep. Children with ASD may have higher sympathetic dominance during sleep but rather due to decreased vagal influence.

Keyphrases

heart rate variability
sleep quality
physical activity
heart rate
autism spectrum disorder
traumatic brain injury
heart failure
young adults
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
atrial fibrillation
blood pressure