Clinician's Guide to Pediatric Sleep Disorders / Edition 1

by Mark Richardson, Norman Friedman

Overview

Affecting 20 to 30 % of children under the age of five, sleep disorders can seriously affect a child's health. This authoritative guide illustrates the consequences of sleep disordered breathing and offers a state-of-the-art overview of methods to identify, diagnose, and treat sleep disorders in children. Covering the latest research related to the medical and surgical management of disease, high-risk groups, psychosocial effects, and the examination of sleep study results, this source helps practitioners understand normal sleep patterns, recognize common sleep conditions, and implement appropriate care protocols for optimum patient health.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780849398193
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/30/2006
Series:	Sleep Disorders Series
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

MARK A. RICHARDSON is Professor and Chairman of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland. He received the B.S. degree from the University of South Carolina, Columbia, and the M.D. degree from the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston. Dr. Richardson completed a residency in otolaryngology at the Medical University Hospital, Charleston, and a fellowship in pediatric otolaryngology at the Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio. NORMAN R. FRIEDMAN is Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology and Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver. He received the B.A. degree from the Plan II honors program at the University of Texas, Austin, and the M.D. degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas. He completed residencies in otolaryngology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas; and pediatric otolaryngology fellowships at Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee; and the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children, London, United Kingdom. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medicine and director of the pulmonary sleep laboratory at The Children’s Hospital–Denver.

Table of Contents

Overiew. Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children. Non-Obstructive Sleep Patterns. Behavioral Sleep Patterns. Exam of Children with SDB. Diagnostic Testing for SDB and Interpretation of PSG. High Risk Popluations. Adeno-Tonsillectomy. Advanced Surgical Techniques. Nonsurgical Management. Psychiatric Aspects of SDB. Other Morbidity of SDB. Evidence-Based Approach to Therapy. Anesthetic Concerns for SDB. Cardiovascular Consequences. Central Hypoventilation Disorder. ALTE and SIDS. Adolescent Sleep Disorders. RLS. Narcolepsy.

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Katherine M. Sharkey, MD, PhD (Rush University Medical Center)
Description: This book on the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders in children provides an overview of pediatric sleep disorders with an emphasis on sleep-disordered breathing.
Purpose: The editors state that the aim of the book is to educate primary care physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders in children.
Audience: It concentrates mainly on sleep-disordered breathing, giving little attention to behavioral sleep problems and parasomnias, especially for the stated audience of primary care providers. For instance, parasomnias such as sleep walking and night terrors are covered in two pages, and enuresis does not appear to be discussed at all. Thus, it does not seem to be a comprehensive book for family practitioners or general pediatricians.
Features: The book does provide excellent, well written chapters on sleep apnea and sleep-disordered breathing with special attention to the surgical management of these disorders as well as their cardiopulmonary consequences. The chapters on sleep-disordered breathing in high risk children, diagnostic testing for sleep-disordered breathing and interpretation of the polysomnogram, and congenital central hypoventilation syndrome are particularly interesting and well written.
Assessment: Given the cost of this book, I would instead recommend for a primary care physician Principles and Practice of Pediatric Sleep Medicine, Sheldon et al. (Elsevier, 2005), at less than half the cost. Clinician's Guide to Pediatric Sleep Disorders would be a more appropriate addition to the library of a pediatric pulmonologist, otolaryngologist or pediatric sleep specialist.

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