Effects of sleep fragmentation on cognitive function in children
Sleep fragmentation refers to the state of several brief awakenings during night sleep,which is an intermittent sleep pattern,and its symptoms are manifested as difficulty in falling asleep again after waking up,daytime sleepiness,and lack of attention.Cognitive function includes executive function,attention deficit,learning and memory function,etc.This paper comprehensively analyzes the possible mechanism of the influence of sleep fragmentation on cognitive function,and expounds its clinical significance,so as to provide insights for further clinical research and treatment.
sleep fragmentationcognitive functionexecutive functionattention deficitmemory function