RT Journal
T1 ATlas of sleep medicine in infants and children
JF Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
JO Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
YR 1999
FD December 1
VO 153
IS 12
SP 1312
OP 1312
DO 10.1001/archpedi.153.12.1312
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.153.12.1312
AB 
Sleep problems occur frequently in children. Multiple studies have demonstrated that 20% to 30% of children complain of difficulties related to sleep. Although many of these problems are either behavioral difficulties and/or bad habits, there is a subset of serious and treatable sleep disorders in infants and children. The examples of such disorders include central and obstructive apnea, which, unless recognized and treated, can lead to death. Physicians who care for children with sleep-related problems or excessive daytime sleepiness must be familiar with the appropriate studies and tests that help in the diagnosis and proper use of consultation for management and treatment of these problems, in addition to being adept at history-taking, physical examination, and differential diagnosis.