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[Sleep disorders]

Magda Lahorgue Nunes1

  • 1Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

Jornal De Pediatria
|December 17, 2003
PubMed
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Pediatric sleep disorders are common. A thorough clinical history is often sufficient for accurate diagnosis and effective treatment, reassuring parents about the condition

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Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Sleep Medicine
  • Child Neurology
  • Developmental Pediatrics

Background:

  • Sleep disorders are frequent concerns in pediatric outpatient clinics.
  • Accurate diagnosis is crucial for effective therapeutic procedures.
  • Understanding normal sleep ontogenesis is key.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review and update current knowledge on childhood sleep disorders.
  • To provide information on the definition, age of presentation, clinical features, and therapeutics.
  • To synthesize information from classical literature and recent Medline publications (2000-2001).

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of classical articles and books.
  • Medline search using keywords 'sleep disorders' and 'childhood' for publications from 2000-2001.

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  • Structured descriptive topics covering disorder definition, age, clinical presentation, and therapeutics.

    • Main Results:

    • Sleep disorders are prevalent in pediatric practice.
    • Clinical history is frequently adequate for diagnosis.
    • Reassurance regarding benign evolution is an important aspect of management.

    Conclusions:

    • Diagnosis of most childhood sleep disorders relies heavily on clinical history.
    • Parental reassurance regarding the typically benign course of these conditions is a primary therapeutic intervention.
    • Effective management hinges on accurate diagnosis and supportive care.