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Principles and Practice of Pediatric Sleep Medicine

Principles and Practice of Pediatric Sleep Medicine

Author:
Sheldon S.H. 
Publisher:
WB Saunders 
ISBN:
9780721694580 
Pages:
368 
Product type:
Book 
Topics:
General & Internal Medicine » Pulmonary Medicine » Pulmonary Diagnosis and Treatment
Medico-Surgical Specialities » Pediatrics » Neuropediatrics
Medico-Surgical Specialities » Neurology » Sleep  
Publication date:
July 2005 
Price:
€ 68.26
Stephen Sheldon , DO, Assoc. Director, Sleep Disorders Center, Univ. of Chicago Hospitals, Clinical Assoc., Dept. of Pediatrics, Wyler Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL
Meir Kryger , MD, Professor of Medicine, University of Manitoba; Director, Sleep Laboratory, St. Boniface General Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Richard Ferber , MD

This companion to Kryger et al.?s PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF SLEEP MEDICINE focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of a full range of sleep disorders in children. Recognized leaders in the field offer definitive guidance on virtually all of the sleep-associated problems encountered in pediatrics, from sleep and colic...to obstructive sleep apnea, neurological disorders, and hypersomnias...to sleep-related enuresis.

Contents
1. Introduction to Pediatric Sleep Medicine-2. Differential Diagnosis of Pediatric Sleep Disorders-3. Epidemiology of Sleep Disorders During Childhood-4. Anatomy of Sleep-5.Case Based Analysis of Sleep Problems in Children-6. Introduction to Polysomnography in Infants and Children-7. Physiological Variations During Sleep in Children-8. Chronobiology of Sleep in Children-9. Circadian Rhythm Disorders: Diagnosis and Treatment-10. Sleep and Colic-11. Disorders of Initiating and Maintaining Sleep-12. Attention Deficit, Hyperactivity, and Sleep Disorders-13. Narcolepsy in Childhood-14. Idiopathic Hypersomnia-15. Post-Traumatic Hypersomnia-16. Kleine-Levin Syndrome and Recurrent Hypersomnias-17. Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in Infants and Children-18. Consequences of Sleep Apnea Syndrome-19. Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Infants and Children: Clinical Features and Pathophysiology-20. Enuresis in Children with Sleep Apnea-21. Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in Infants and Children-22. Otolaryngological Management of Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders-23. Primary Snoring in Children-24. Sleep in Neurological Disorders-25. Disorders of Arousal in Children-26. The Parasomnias-27. Sleep-Related Enuresis-28. Pharmacology of Sleep in Children

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