title: Sleep in the Pediatric Population.
abstract: This article provides an overview of common pediatric sleep disorders encountered in the neurology clinic, including restless legs syndrome, narcolepsy, parasomnias, sleep-related epilepsy, and sleep and headaches. An overview of each is provided, with an emphasis on accurate diagnosis and treatment. It is important in comprehensive neurologic care to also obtain a sleep history, because treating the underlying sleep condition may improve the neurologic disorder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 1465 South Grand Boulevard, Glennon Hall 2712, St Louis, MO 63104, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Hintze
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 1465 South Grand Boulevard, Glennon Hall 2712, St Louis, MO 63104, USA. Electronic address: sparuthi@slu.edu.
authors.forename: Shalini
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Paruthi
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D012890:Sleep / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Epilepsy; Headache; Narcolepsy; Parasomnia; Pediatric; Restless legs syndrome; Sleep