The Sleep Center offers comprehensive evaluation and treatment of
pediatric sleep problems, from the most common to the most complex, tailored to your family's needs.
Not exact matches
Jill, a mother of two children, went on to develop a sub-specialty in
pediatric sleep disorders while working in New York City at a parenting center after experiencing
sleep problems with her first child.
Her particular areas of interest are the neurobehavioral and health consequences of
sleep problems in children, pharmacologic treatment of
pediatric sleep disorders, and cultural and psychosocial issues that affect
sleep.
If your child with pink eye doesn't respond to typical treatments, or if he also seems to have pain (fussiness, not
sleeping, etc.) or vision
problems, an evaluation by a
pediatric ophthalmologist can be a good idea.
Largely as an outgrowth of the focus on adult
sleep problems in the last decade,
pediatric sleep disorders have emerged as a bonafide specialty.
In an article for Seattle Children's Hospital,
pediatric sleep expert Dr. Craig Canapari explains that obstructive
sleep apnea, acid reflux and asthma are common medical
problems that can interfere with a child's
sleep.
Part of the
problem, explains Dr. Craig Canapari, noted
pediatric sleep expert at Yale New Haven Hospital, is your toddler's body has come to expect food in the middle of the night, meaning she's learned to read her 2 a.m. waking as a sign of hunger.
«When a clinician sees a
pediatric patient who has a
problem in school, they ask about
sleep,» said study co-author Ronald Chervin, M.D., neurologist and director of the University of Michigan Sleep Disorders Ce
sleep,» said study co-author Ronald Chervin, M.D., neurologist and director of the University of Michigan
Sleep Disorders Ce
Sleep Disorders Center.
Percentile curves provide valuable information on developmental course and age - specific variability of
sleep duration for the health care professional who deals with
sleep problems in
pediatric practice.