Sleep Disordered Breathing in Children: A Comprehensive Clinical Guide to Evaluation and Treatment (Respiratory Medicine)

__Sleep Disordered Breathing in Children: A Comprehensive Clinical Guide to Evaluation and Treatment__ is a comprehensive, timely and up-to-date review of pediatric sleep disordered breathing (SDB) and offers a thorough focus on several key areas: namely, the normal development and maturation of the airway and breathing during sleep, the techniques that are in place for assessment of SDB in children, the clinical manifestations and characteristics of several pediatric populations at risk for SDB, the implications of SDB in various end-organ systems, and, finally, a critical review of the evidence on current therapeutic approaches. This unique and complete text is of welcome interest to all practicing physicians and healthcare professionals who evaluate children with sleep problems -- namely pulmonologists, pediatricians, sleep physicians, pediatric neurologists, pediatric otolaryngologists, and family practitioners, as well as clinical researchers, pediatric nurse practitioners and respiratory therapists. Written by a distinguished and international panel of authors who are renowned experts in their field and who offer an expanded view of the problems associated with SDB, __Sleep Disordered Breathing in Children: A Comprehensive Clinical Guide____to Evaluation and Treatment__ is an indispensible resource for all physicians who evaluate children for sleep-disordered breathing. Front Matter....Pages i-xv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Upper Airway Structure During Development....Pages 3-12 Functional Aspects and Upper Airway Control During Wakefulness and Sleep....Pages 13-24 Lymphadenoid Tissues in the Upper Airway....Pages 25-36 The Nasal Airway....Pages 37-55 Front Matter....Pages 57-57 Neural Mechanisms of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms....Pages 59-71 EEG and Sleep During Development....Pages 73-84 Autonomic Cardiovascular Regulation During Sleep....Pages 85-103 Arousal: Ontology, Functional Anatomy, Methodology, and Consequences....Pages 105-119 Metabolic and Hormonal Regulation During Sleep....Pages 121-132 Chemoreceptors, Breathing, and Sleep....Pages 133-151 Pathophysiology of Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Putting It All Together....Pages 153-159 Front Matter....Pages 161-161 Clinical Evaluation of the Pediatric Patient....Pages 163-176 Actigraphy....Pages 177-185 Abbreviated/Portable Recordings....Pages 187-193 Overnight Sleep Study and MSLT....Pages 195-211 Upper Airway Imaging in Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome....Pages 213-233 The “Omics” Future: Genomics, Transcriptomics, and Proteomics....Pages 235-243 Pediatric Sleep-Disordered Breathing: Criteria and Spectrum of Disease....Pages 245-260 Front Matter....Pages 261-261 Apnea of Prematurity....Pages 263-278 Epidemiologic Aspects of Pediatric OSA Around the World....Pages 279-290 Front Matter....Pages 261-261 Obesity and Sleep....Pages 291-301 Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children with Down Syndrome....Pages 303-312 Children with Neuromuscular Disorders....Pages 313-322 Sleep Problems in Children with Sickle Cell Disease....Pages 323-336 Children with Craniofacial Syndromes....Pages 337-348 Epilepsy, Headache, and Sleep-Disordered Breathing....Pages 349-364 Sleep and Breathing in Cystic Fibrosis....Pages 365-383 Asthma and Obstructive Sleep Apnea....Pages 385-389 Central Hypoventilation Syndromes....Pages 391-407 Health-Care Utilization and Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea....Pages 409-415 Gastroesophageal Reflux and Sleep-Disordered Breathing....Pages 417-424 Front Matter....Pages 425-425 Behavioral Morbidity in Pediatric Sleep-Disordered Breathing....Pages 427-440 Neurocognitive Function and Learning in Children with Sleep-Disordered Breathing....Pages 441-460 Brain Regulatory Mechanisms Underlying Breathing: Insights for Sleep Pathology....Pages 461-473 Cardiovascular Implications....Pages 475-491 Metabolic Consequences of Sleep Disorders....Pages 493-498 Enuresis and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children....Pages 499-506 Front Matter....Pages 507-507 Adenotonsillectomy....Pages 509-520 Corticosteroids and Leukotriene Modifiers in Pediatric SDB....Pages 521-529 CPAP Treatment in Children....Pages 531-540 Front Matter....Pages 507-507 Mandibular Advancement Devices....Pages 541-551 Diaphragmatic Pacing in Infants and Children with Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome....Pages 553-573 Back Matter....Pages 575-593 Sleep Disordered Breathing in Children: A Comprehensive Clinical Guide to Evaluation and Treatment is a comprehensive, timely and up-to-date review of pediatric sleep disordered breathing (SDB) and offers a thorough focus on several key areas: namely, the normal development and maturation of the airway and breathing during sleep, the techniques that are in place for assessment of SDB in children, the clinical manifestations and characteristics of several pediatric populations at risk for SDB, the implications of SDB in various end-organ systems, and, finally, a critical review of the evidence on current therapeutic approaches. This unique and complete text is of welcome interest to all practicing physicians and healthcare professionals who evaluate children with sleep problems -- namely pulmonologists, pediatricians, sleep physicians, pediatric neurologists, pediatric otolaryngologists, and family practitioners, as well as clinical researchers, pediatric nurse practitioners and respiratory therapists. Written by a distinguished and international panel of authors who are renowned experts in their field and who offer an expanded view of the problems associated with SDB, Sleep Disordered Breathing in Children: A Comprehensive Clinical Guide to Evaluation and Treatment is an indispensible resource for all physicians who evaluate children for sleep-disordered breathing. Pediatric sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) has emerged as a prevalent problem in children. This unique, comprehensive and up-to-date review is the first full and critical review of the evidence on current therapeutic approaches to this clinical condition.