Pediatric sleep disorders are a common, mainly among children with pre-existing
disabilities, neurological conditions, and neurodevelopmental disorders. The consequences …

Sleep disturbances are extremely prevalent in children with neurodevelopmental disorders
compared to typically developing children. The diagnostic criteria for many …

Sleep-related disturbances are a common problem in the pediatric age group. Most are
transient and benign and are best handled by parents or pediatricians. Others are persistent …

Sleep is an active process associated with physiologic changes that involve multiple organ
systems. Consequently, primary sleep disorders in children can lead to derangements in …

Sleep problems are common among children and adolescents, with up to 50% of children
experiencing sleep difficulties and as many as 4% receiving a formal sleep disorder …

Sleep problems are frequently addressed as a primary or secondary concern during the visit
to the pediatric neurology clinic. Sleep disorders can mimic other neurologic diseases (eg …

Sleep disturbances in children with neurodevelopmental disabilities are very common.
While sleep problems in these children are usually not significantly different compared to …

Neurologically impaired children often have some of the most troubling and chronic
disorders of sleep. Many sleep problems in children with neurologic disorders arise directly …

A pproximately 40%–45% of children experience sleep disorders at some point between
infancy and adolescence (Meltzer, Johnson, Crosette, Ramos, & Mindell, 2010). The most …

Sleep plays a vital and often underestimated role in the growth and development of children.
Community surveys have discovered that sleep problems have a high prevalence …