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Sleep in Childhood Neurological Disorders
Kothare, Kotaga
Editore
Demos Medical
Anno
2011
Pagine
439
ISBN
9781933864969
82,00 €
Sleep in Childhood Neurological Disorders addresses the myriad sleep-wake issues associated with neurological disturbances from the newborn period through adolescence. The editors and contributing authors are internationally recognized authorities who cover everything from sleep and ADHD, headaches, restless leg syndrome, parasomnias, hypersomnias, autism, brain tumors, epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, and other primary disorders to sleep co-morbidities, assessment, testing, interventions, pharmacology and more.
The first book devoted to the growing field of pediatric neurosomnology, Sleep in Childhood Neurological Disorders is an invaluable text for clinicians looking for current information and practical guidance to successfully manage their pediatric sleep patients.
Sleep in Childhood Neurological Disorders features
- Dedicated focus on neurologically-based sleep disorders in children
- Diagnostic tables, key points, clinical pearls, and treatment algorithms throughout to enhance clinical utility
- Directions for "Future Research" in each chapter highlight promising studies and new therapies
- Broad-based coverage of the full range of common sleep disorders and co-morbidities
1. Sleep Ontogeny and Physiology;2. Clinical and Laboratory Assessment of Childhood Sleep-Wake Problems; 3. Sleep and Attention Deficit Disorder; 4. Restless Legs Syndrome; 5. Sleep and Epilepsy; 6. Sleep Potentiated Spike-Wave Discharges and Electrical Status Epilepticus of Slow Wave Sleep; 7. Childhood Parasomnias; 8. Smith Magenis Syndrome; 9. Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders; 10. Psychiatric Disorders and Sleep; 11. Sleep and Brain Tumors; 12. Hypersomnias Including Narcolepsy; 13. Circadian Rhythm Disorders; 14. Sleep in Mental Retardation and Cerebral Palsy and Other Miscellaneous Circadian Rhythm Disorders in Neurological Diseases; 15. Obstructive and Central Sleep Apnea as Co-morbidities of Neurological Disorders; 16. Intervention Strategies to Treat Sleep Co-morbidities; 17. Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome; 18. Techniques for Assessing Sleep Fragmentation; 19. Imaging Modalities in Pediatric Sleep Medicine; 20. Neuropharmacology; 21. Sleep and Headaches; 22. Sleep & Traumatic Brain Injury; 23. Faciomaxillary Syndromes and Sleep; 24. Multidisciplinary Approach to Assessing the Upper Airway: the Aero-Digestive Clinic; 25. Drug Development for Infants and Children with Sleep Disorders: Opportunities and Challenges
