Mary A. Carskadon
Sleep and Breathing in Children: A Developmental Approach
Sleep Research Society|Bradley Hospital|Providence College
sleep breathing children developmental approach edited gerald loughlin john l carroll carole l marcus new york ny marcel dekker inc 2000 867 pp 235 hardcover sleep breathing children gerald loughlin john carroll carole marcus brought together set papers mark high water point field 867page book volume 147 series lung biology health disease sponsored claude lenfant executive editor director national heart lung blood institute national institutes health part one sleep takes issue development sleep several important points view beautiful foundation laid chapters describing neurophysiological including bit neuroanatomy neurochemistry development sleep chapter 1 descriptions electroencephalogram eeg sleep patterns develop neonatal period infancy chapter 2 childhood adolescence chapter 3 special interest focus sleeprelated breathing disorders chapter 4 describes development arousal responses sleep unique chapter strikes heart issue arousal mechanisms may become impaired result vulnerability certain children sleepdisordered breathing sdb mckennas treatise chapter 5 interaction cultural expectations infant child sleep patterns provides food thought also sensitizes physician scientist assumptions hold sleep universal relevance chapter provides interesting reading cautionary tale treat sleep disorders sdb others children final descriptive chapter part one summarizes known hormonal metabolic patterns associated sleep children second major section book breathing examines subject six chapters roughly dividing topic thirds descriptive chapters examine first development breathing sleep states fetus newborn followed description sleeprelated breathing patterns infancy adolescence one conspicuous gap lack set agerelated norms sleep breathing variables instances data provided exquisitely finetuned manner followed table includes summaries 1 year olds adolescents classed together oversight notwithstanding descriptive chapters comprehensive descriptions chapters 9 10 chemical control breathing chapters 11 12 development upper airway muscle function sleep influence craniofacial growth patterns airway patency sleep third major part sleep disorders comprehensive parts one two covering sleep disorders involve breathing problems chapter human circadian cycle chapter 13 seems bit misplaced focus descriptive normal development disorders hand chapters arousal disorders chapter 14 narcolepsy chapter 15 neurological disease chapter 16 excellent provide important developmental context chapter behavioral psychiatric sleep disorders chapter 17 modest developmental focus brief thesis chapter 18 gastroesophageal reflux ger completes section raising questions regarding interactions sleep ger impact ger sleep young children readers whose focus exclusively sdb part four exactly waiting 360 pages packed chapter chapter densely informative descriptive prescriptive overviews field name section covers dysrhythmias infancy chapter 19 apparently lifethreatening events chapter 20 sids risk factors chapter 21 environmental components chapter 22 snoring epidemiology chapter 25 clinical features obstructive sleep apnea syndrome chapter 26 pathophysiology chapter 27 diagnosis management chapter 28 consequences sdb chapter 29 neuromuscular disorders chapter 31 genetic syndromes chapter 32 sickle cell disease chapter 33 chapter chronic lung diseases affecting respiratory control sleep chapter 30 starts upon time fairy tale description ondines curse description pathology management congenital central hypoventilation syndrome congenital acquired hypoventilation syndromes unfortunately end lived happily outcome depth breadth section sleep breathing children master accomplishment worth price admission reference work continues brief section setting forth recommendations establishing maintaining pediatric sleep monitoring facility chapter 34 suggestions home monitoring sleep breathing chapter 35 descriptions nasal continuous positive airway pressure cpap nocturnal nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation nippv used young patients chapter 36 overview diaphragm pacing techniques infants children chapter 37 coda comprehensive tome reprinted standards indications cardiopulmonary sleep studies children american thoracic society 1995 summary clinicians scientists interest sleep development general pediatric sleepdisordered breathing disorders specifically sleep breathing children represents best available stateoftheart textbook editors compiled comprehensive overview leaders field chapters range elegantly descriptive overviews thoughtprovoking speculations congratulated efforts reap rewards reference book gather dust shelf dogeared frequent use mary carskadon phd sleep chronobiology research e p bradley hospital brown medical school providence rhode island