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Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine in the Child

Medical Entomology and ZoologyPublished 15 January 1995
Richard Ferber, Meir H. Kryger
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TL;DR

This chapter discusses Sleep in Neonates and Young Children, which highlights the need to understand more fully the role of sleep apnea in neonates and young children's health.

Abstract

Introduction: Pediatric Sleep Disorders. Normal Sleep in Neonates and Children. Sleep in Adolescents. Control of Breathing During Sleep in the Fetus and Neonate. Assessment of Sleep Disorders in the Child. Monitoring of Sleep in Neonates and Young Children. Culture and Family: Influences on Childhood Sleep Practices and Problems. Colic. Sleeplessness in Children. Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders in Childhood. Sleepwalking, Confusional Arousals, And Sleep Terrors in the Child. Nocturnal Enuresis in the Child. Non-Arousal Parasomnias in the Child. Narcolepsy, Kleine-Levin Syndrome, And Other Causes of the Sleepiness in Children. Sleep in Children with Neurological Problems. Sleep in Behavioral and Emotional Disorders. Primary Snoring in Children. Obstructurive Sleep Apnea in Infants and Children: Clinical Features and Pathophysiology. Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Infants and Children: Diagnosis and Managment. Sleep and Respiratory Disease in Children. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

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