The scope of paediatric sleep medicine.
- Author:
Arthur Y TENG
1
;
David G MCNAMARA
Author Information
1. Department of Sleep Medicine, Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia. A.Teng@unsw.edu.au
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Asian Continental Ancestry Group;
Child;
Electromyography;
Humans;
Polysomnography;
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive;
diagnosis;
epidemiology;
Snoring;
etiology
- From:Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
2008;37(8):695-700
- CountrySingapore
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Despite apparent similarities to adult sleep medicine, the disorders of paediatric sleep medicine have a distinct epidemiology and pathophysiology. During childhood, the physiology of sleep develops and matures, resulting in changing patterns of normal behaviours and of sleep disorders. Through a fictional case scenario, this article aims to convey the range and complexity of disorders that may be encountered and the various investigations and treatments available to the paediatric sleep physician.
