Book chapter
Hypersomnias in Children
Encyclopedia of Sleep, pp.525-531
Elsevier Inc
2013
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-378610-4.00248-5
Abstract
Hypersomnia in children can result from a number of disorders, which fall into three categories: insufficient sleep, which includes behavioral disorders, circadian rhythm disorders, and insomnias; fragmented or disrupted sleep, including behavioral disorders, sleep-disordered breathing, parasomnias, movement disorders, medical causes, and environmental causes; and disorders that increase the need for sleep, including temporary hypersomnolence, neurological disorders, medical disorders, drug and medication effects, recurrent hypersomnias, and persistent hypersomnolence. Evaluation of these disorders begins with a careful history and physical examination. Selected objective measures, including sleep diaries and questionnaires, can assist the clinician in determining whether further sleep studies, including polysomnography and multiple sleep latency testing, are warranted. Treatment and management are specific to the etiology and can consist of multiple therapeutic approaches.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Hypersomnias in Children
- Creators
- D.C. Lin-Dyken - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- Encyclopedia of Sleep, pp.525-531
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- DOI
- 10.1016/B978-0-12-378610-4.00248-5
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2013
- Academic Unit
- Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
- Record Identifier
- 9984354151302771
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