Sleep in children

Sleep in children: developmental changes in sleep patterns

by Marcus, Carole L.

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Infants and children spend one- to two-thirds of their life asleep. Despite this, very little attention has been paid to understanding both normal sleep and sleep-related abnormalities during child development. This volume is devoted to the pathophysiology of sleep-related breathing disorders. There are profound changes in sleep and circadian rhythm during growth and maturation. Sleep is particularly important in children, due to its putative role in consolidating memory and other neurocognitiv…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Sleep in children : developmental changes in sleep patterns / edited by Carole L. Marcus [and others].

Summary

Infants and children spend one- to two-thirds of their life asleep. Despite this, very little attention has been paid to understanding both normal sleep and sleep-related abnormalities during child development. This volume is devoted to the pathophysiology of sleep-related breathing disorders. There are profound changes in sleep and circadian rhythm during growth and maturation. Sleep is particularly important in children, due to its putative role in consolidating memory and other neurocognitive functions. (Publisher).

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2008.
  • Edition:2nd ed

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Informa healthcare
  • Place of Publication:New York
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2008.

The Physical Object

  • Description:xx, 397 pages : : illustrations (some color) ; : 24 cm.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781420060805, 1420060805
  • oclc:ocn166454300
  • LC Classification:RC756.A1
  • Dewey Decimal:612.8/21083

Table of Contents

[v. 1.] Developmental changes in sleep patterns.

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Subjects

Child Child Development -- physiology Children Children -- Sleep children (people by age group) Enfants Enfants -- Sommeil Insuffisance respiratoire chez l'enfant Kind Respiration Respiratory insufficiency in children Schlaf Schlafstörung Sleep Sleep -- physiology Sleep Wake Disorders -- physiopathology Sommeil

Writers

Marcus, Carole L.

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