title: Pediatric sleep disorders.
abstract: Pediatric sleep disorders represent a heterogeneous collection of disturbances that require varied intervention strategies. The diagnosis of some sleep disorders (eg, OSAS, narcolepsy, PLMD) require PSG, whereas others can be diagnosed during an office visit with a thorough medical,psychiatric, and sleep history. Sleep disorders place children at risk for school failure, accidents, and social problems, and can place a significant burden on families and the parent-child relationship.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Avenue NW, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC 20010-2970, USA.
authors.forename: Philip K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Capp
authors.forename: Phillip L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Pearl
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lewin
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007040:Hypoventilation / Q000503:physiopathology; D009290:Narcolepsy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D020447:Parasomnias / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D017286:Polysomnography; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology