RT Book, Section
A1 Carney, Paul R.
A1 Geyer, James D.
A1 Dillard, Stephenie C.
A2 Carney, Paul R.
A2 Geyer, James D.
SR Print(0)
ID 6651234
T1 Chapter 12. Pediatric Sleep Medicine
T2 Pediatric Practice: Neurology
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-148925-6
LK neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6651234
RD 2024/04/19
AB Pediatric  and  adolescent  sleep  disorders  are  common  and  often  disturbing  to  either  the  patient  or  the  family.  Sleep  disorders  can  adversely  impact  physical  and  mental  health.  Nonrestorative  sleep  can  hamper  a  child's  ability  to  concentrate  and  control  emotions  and  behavior.  Sleep  disorders  vary  among  age  groups,  but  most  can  occur  with  varying  frequency  at  any  age.  Several  disorders  are  typically  seen  only  during  the  first  3  years  of  life,  including  colic,  excessive  nighttime  feedings,  and  sleep-onset  association  disorder.  A  number  of  conditions  are  common  during  childhood  but  begin  to  improve  as  the  child  ages.  The  non-REM  sleep  parasomnias—including  sleepwalking,  confusional  arousals,  and  night  terrors—are  the  most  common  in  this  category.  Nightmares  are  also  common  in  childhood  but  can  occur  at  any  age.