Sleep in Children, Vol. 223

Infants and children spend one- to two-thirds of their life asleep. Despite this, very little attention has been paid to understanding both normal sleep and sleep-related abnormalities during child development. There are profound changes in sleep and circadian rhythm during growth and maturation. Sleep is particularly important in children, due to its putative role in consolidating memory and other neurocognitive functions.

Sleep in Children:

• explores normal changes in sleep during pediatric development, and examines important behavioral aspects of sleep, cultural effects on sleep, and non-respiratory sleep-related disorders
• includes a section devoted to new techniques that are currently being used in sleep-related research
• discusses the current research within the field of pediatric sleep disorders
• outlines a future framework for the development and study of childhood sleep disorders

Infants and children spend one- to two-thirds of their life asleep. Despite this, very little attention has been paid to understanding both normal sleep and sleep-related abnormalities during child development. There are profound changes in sleep and circadian rhythm during growth and maturation. Sleep is particularly important in children, due to its putative role in consolidating memory and other neurocognitive functions.

Sleep in Children:

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Reviewer:Renee Reymond, MD(Ochsner for Children)
Description:This is a compilation of the most recent scientific research regarding developmental changes in sleep patterns. It also discusses behavioral and cultural influences on sleep, as well as parasomnias and medical diseases which commonly affect sleep. The companion volume focuses on breathing during sleep, its changes with development and the pathophysiology of sleep related breathing disorder. The first edition was published in 2000.
Purpose:The purpose is to review the scientific literature concerning sleep and its changes with development, in addition to some nonrespiratory, sleep-related disorders. The focus is on the developmental physiology of sleep, rather than clinical management of problem sleep. The authors present a concise review of recent sleep research.
Audience:This book is intended for health professionals, including pediatricians, sleep specialists, psychologists, sleep researchers, and those training in these fields.
Features:This volume covers normal developmental changes in sleep, behavioral and cultural effects on sleep, and nonrespiratory, sleep-related disorders. The book also highlights some novel sleep research techniques.
Assessment:This is an informative collection of research on behavioral and biological aspects of sleep. It is useful as a basis and stepping-off point for future ideas in interdisciplinary collaboration in pediatric sleep research.

CAROLE L. MARCUS is Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania, and Director of the Sleep Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Marcus received her M.B.B.Ch. from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, and has written over 60 peer-reviewed articles and over 50 books and chapters.

JOHN L. CARROLL is Professor and James H. Hamlen II Endowed Chair in Pediatric Pulmonology, Departments of Pediatrics and Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock. Dr. Carroll received his M.D. degree from the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas, and has written over 50 peer-reviewed articles.

DAVID F. DONNELLY is Associate Professor of Research, Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Donnelly received his Ph.D. from Albany Medical College, and has written more than 70 peer-reviewed articles and six chapters and books.

GERALD M. LOUGHLIN is the Nancy C. Paduano Professor and Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, Joan and Sanford I. Weill College of Medicine, Cornell University, and Pediatrician-in-Chief, Phyllis and David Komansky Center for Children’s Health , New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Loughlin received his M.D. from the University of Rochester Medical School, New York, and has written over 50 peer-reviewed articles and over 20 books and chapters.