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Pediatric Sleep: Normal Sleep and Non-respiratory Sleep Complaints

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Sleep is a complex process that is essential to normal growth and development. The duration, timing, and architecture of sleep gradually change as a child matures. Disruption of sleep is associated with poor growth and development, neurocognitive impairment, increased cardiovascular risk, systemic inflammation, and diminished overall well-being. Primary care providers evaluate pediatric patients with a variety of symptoms that may not be obviously sleep-related but are consequences of inadequate or disrupted sleep. A thorough sleep history should be considered for all pediatric patients. In addition to sleep-disordered breathing, pediatric health care providers should be able to recognize, discuss, and initiate management for many common non-respiratory sleep disorders that are outlined in this chapter.

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Abbreviations

AASM:

American Academy of Sleep Medicine

ADHD:

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

ASD:

Autism spectrum disorder

CNS:

Central nervous system

DSPS:

Delayed sleep phase syndrome

EEG:

Electroencephalogram

HLA:

Human leukocyte antigen

PLM:

Periodic limb movement

REM:

Rapid eye movement

RLS:

Restless legs syndrome

SSRI:

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor

TCA:

Tricyclic antidepressant

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Hawkins, S.M.M., Halbower, A.C. (2014). Pediatric Sleep: Normal Sleep and Non-respiratory Sleep Complaints. In: Pagel, J., Pandi-Perumal, S. (eds) Primary Care Sleep Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1185-1_19

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