Sleep and breathing in infants and young children / Igor A. Kelmanson.

Author/creator Kelʹmanson, I. A.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Nova Biomedical Books,
Descriptionxii, 226 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Infants--Sleep.
Children--Sleep.
Sleep disorders in children.
Sleep Disorders.
Child.
Infant.
Respiratory System--physiopathology.
Sleep--physiology.
Sudden Infant Death.

Contents Polysomnography as the objective method of sleep study -- Basic knowledge on sleep neurophysiology -- Sleep ontogeny -- Sleep chronobiology -- The mechanisms responsible for the maintenance of respiration -- Respiratory and other physiological characteristics during sleep -- Arousals -- Major forms of sleep disorders in infants and young children and approaches to their correction -- Apnea of prematurity and infantile apnea -- Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) -- Central hypoventilation -- Apparent life-threatening events (ALTE) -- Sleep disordered breathing and chronic pulmonary diseases -- Approaches to evaluation and management in cases of sleep disordered breathing in infants and young children -- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome : definition and epidemiology -- SIDS and sleep disordered breathing -- Infant behavioral characteristics associated with SIDA and its risk factors -- Model of SIDS and preventive strategies.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [171]-212) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2006017869
ISBN1600212794
ISBN9781600212796
ISBNebook