The Sleepy Child.
- Author:
Seung Gul KANG
;
Leen KIM
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Child;
Excessive daytime sleepiness;
Sleep disorder
- MeSH:
Child;
Humans;
Hypersomnolence, Idiopathic;
Narcolepsy;
Sleep Wake Disorders;
Sleep Wake Disorders, Circadian Rhythm;
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
- From:Sleep Medicine and Psychophysiology
2009;16(2):56-60
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Excessive daytime sleepiness in childhood might be abnormal phenomenon and often related to the sleep disorders or insufficient sleep duration. The most common cause of excessive daytime sleepiness would be insufficient sleep. However, narcolepsy, idiopathic hypersomnia, circadian rhythm sleep disorders, medication, medical illness and other sleep disorders that could cause insomnia and poor quality of sleep also result in excessive daytime sleepiness. The misdiagnosed and untreated excessive daytime sleepiness in childhood can lead to serious developmental and educational problem.
