A clinical guide to pediatric sleep : diagnosis and management of sleep problems
Written for the busy primary care practitioner who needs a practical clinical guide to sleep disorders and their treatment, this title focuses on the practical application of diagnostic strategies and treatment options. It includes symptom-based algorithms that enables the practitioner to evaluate sleep complaints in a stepwise manner.
Print Book, English, ©2003
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, ©2003
xiii, 314 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
9780781740128, 0781740126
50959605
- Section I: Introduction to Pediatric Sleep Sleep in the Pediatric Practice ... 1 Biology of Sleep ... 11 Sleep in Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence ... 22 Evaluation of Pediatric Sleep Disorders ... 42 Section II: Pediatric Sleep Disorders Symptom-Based Algorithms ... 55 Bedtime Problems ... 59 Nightwakings ... 68 Nighttime Fears ... 78 Nightmares ... 83 Sleepwalking and Sleep Terrors ... 88 Headbanging and Bodyrocking ... 97 Bruxism ... 102 Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Sleep Disordered Breathing ... 106 Restless Legs Syndrome and Periodic Limb Movement Disorder ... 123 Narcolepsy ... 135 Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome ... 145 Insomnia ... 156 Insufficient Sleep and Inadequate Sleep Hygiene ... 163 Section III: Sleep and Medications Sleep and Medications ... 169 Section IV: Sleep in Special Populations Sleep in Special Needs Children ... 183 Sleep and Medical Disorders ... 191 Sleep and Psychiatric Disorders ... 205 Appendices