Demographic and medical information
In total, 69 (75%) children consented to the study; details of
participant enrollment are described in Figure 1. There were no
differences in age and sex between participants and nonparticipants,
however, nonparticipants more often had cerebral tumors compared to
participants (Table 1). There were no differences in age, sex, and tumor
location between participants and patients who were not approached.
The baseline characteristics of the participants are described in Table
1. Of the children with supratentorial midline tumors (N=26, 38%),
fifteen children (22%) had a tumor in the pituitary region, and no
child had a tumor in the hypothalamus. In the whole participant group,
pre-existing sleep problems were reported by the parents of seven (10%)
participants, six (9%) participants took daytime naps and two (3%)
participants used melatonin during the assessment. No nights were spent
in the hospital during sleep examination.