Chapter 19 Idiopathic Hypersomnia Michael Kohrman Introduction Excessive daytime sleepiness in the adolescent is epidemic in our society. In the adolescent population, hypersomnolence manifests primarily as excessive daytime sleepiness. In…
Chapter 45 Neoplasms and Sleep Impact and Implications Valerie McLaughlin Crabtree and Chasity Brimeyer Introduction Each year more than 61,000 children and adolescents under the age of 20 are diagnosed…
Chapter 22 Medication-Related Hypersomnia Manisha B. Witmans and Rochelle Young Introduction Sleep and wake states occur along a continuum which is a complex biological process involving the integration and orchestration…
Chapter 42 Sleep-Related Movement Disorders Jonathan D Cogen and Darius A Loghmanee Introduction Sleep-related movement disorders (SRMD) present a unique challenge to practitioners caring for children, as they can cause…
Chapter 41 Other Parasomnias Harsha Kumar and Sindhuja Vardhan Introduction Parasomnias are undesirable events or experiences that occur during sleep. Parasomnia is derived from ‘para’ meaning ‘beside or alongside of’…
Chapter 40 REM Behavior Disorder Stephen H. Sheldon and Darius A. Loughmanee REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is classified as a parasomnia usually associated with REM sleep. It has been…
Chapter 6 Sleep during Adolescence Stephanie J. Crowley, Leila Tarokh and Mary A. Carskadon Introduction Sleep–wake behavior changes across adolescence are the product of changing intrinsic regulatory sleep mechanisms and…
Chapter 32 Treatment Options in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Sally L. Davidson Ward and Iris A. Perez Introduction Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a common childhood sleep-related disorder resulting from…
Chapter 29 Cognitive and Behavioral Consequences of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Louise M. O’Brien Introduction Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) describes a range of breathing problems during sleep from habitual snoring to obstructive…
Chapter 12 Sleep and Pain Valerie McLaughlin Crabtree, Amanda M. Rach and Merrill S. Wise Introduction Chronic pain, described as pain occurring for 3 months or longer, is a relatively…
