Chapter 20 Kleine-Levin Syndrome and Recurrent Hypersomnias Stephen H. Sheldon Introduction Kleine-Levin syndrome is an unusual disorder of recurrent episodes of excessive sleepiness and prolonged total sleep time. It is…
Chapter 8 Promoting Healthy Sleep Practices Darius A. Loghmanee and Jamie A. Cvengros Introduction Of the myriad pediatric sleep disorders children in our society face, inadequate total sleep time provides…
Chapter 3 Development of Sleep in Infants and Children Stephen H. Sheldon Sleep Onset Sleep onset is not an isolated event. Identification of an exact moment of transition from wakefulness…
Chapter 13 Sleep Related Enuresis Oscar Sans Capdevila Introduction The symptom of involuntary urine loss is termed urinary incontinence. Urinary incontinence during the night (the terms bedwetting, enuresis, enuresis nocturna…
Chapter 14 Bedtime Problems and Night Wakings Jodi A. Mindell and Melisa Moore Introduction In young children, bedtime difficulties and frequent night wakings are both common and persistent. It is…
Chapter 10 Sleep and Colic Anat Cohen Engler, Tamar Etzioni and Giora Pillar Terminology and Definitions The most distinctive feature of infantile colic is excessive crying. Crying, especially in the…
Chapter 1 The Function, Phylogeny and Ontogeny of Sleep Stephen H. Sheldon Function of Sleep The first question asked of a biological function is an explanation of its purpose, yet…
Chapter 2. Problems at birth and resuscitation Paediatric assistance is requested at around a quarter of all deliveries and some form of support is required in 40% of these cases….
