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Sleep Problems in Children

Aka: Sleep Problems in Children
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  1. See Also
    1. Night Awakening in Children
    2. Sleep Stage
  2. Epidemiology
    1. Incidence of sleeping through the night
      1. Age 6 months: 80%
      2. Age 1 year: 90%
    2. Night awakenings transiently recur between 9 and 18 months
      1. Episodes coincide with period of increased stranger anxiety
  3. Types: Sleep Problems
    1. Night Awakening in Children
      1. Trained Night Feeders
      2. Trained Night Crier
      3. Fearful Night Criers
    2. Frightening Dreams
      1. Night Terrors (Pavor Nocturnus)
      2. Nightmares
    3. Miscellaneous Sleep Conditions
      1. Somnambulism (Sleepwalking)
      2. Sleeptalking (Somniloquy)
      3. Nocturnal Enuresis
      4. Obstructive Sleep Apnea (Adenotonsillar Hypertrophy)
      5. Narcolepsy
  4. Pitfalls: Avoid sedating medications
    1. Diphenhydramine is not recommended (ineffective)
      1. Merenstein (2006) Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 160(7):707-12
  5. References
    1. Adair (1993) Curr Probl Pediatr 23:147-70
    2. Mahowald (1990) Pediatrician 17(1):21-31
    3. Thiedke (2001) Am Fam Physician 63(2): 277-84

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