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The Emergence of Pediatric Sleep Medicine

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This chapter delineates the evolution of the infancy, childhood, and adolescence sleep research in the past decades. The process of the unveiling of infants and children sleep disorders is depicted since its beginning in the nineteenth century, with the increasing awareness of the existence of specific pediatric sleep disorders that need specialized attention and treatment. The contribution of the observation of infant sleep to the discovery of rapid eye movement sleep is also reported, followed by the process that led to the definition of sleep architecture during development. This chapter also briefly lists the contribution by outstanding researchers from different countries and tells the tale of the establishment of the scientific associations now active in the field of pediatric sleep medicine. As a conclusive remark, the chapter shows that almost all studies have demonstrated that practically all sleep disorders have a negative impact on the child health. The field of pediatric sleep medicine is a growing field of research with great possibilities of expansion and dynamic evolution.

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Abbreviations

AASM:

American Academy of Sleep Medicine

ADHD:

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

AS:

Active sleep

CNS:

Central nervous system

EEG:

Electroencephalography

EPSC:

European Pediatric Sleep Club

ESRS:

European Sleep Research Society

HVS:

High-voltage slow

ICSD:

International Classification of Sleep Disorders

IPSA:

International Pediatric Sleep Association

OSAS:

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

PLMS:

Periodic limb movements in sleep

QS:

Quiet sleep

REM:

Rapid eye movement

RLS:

Restless legs syndrome

SDB:

Sleep-disordered breathing

SIDS:

Sudden infant death syndrome

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  1. Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, Center for Pediatric Sleep Disorders, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy

    Oliviero Bruni

  2. Department of Neurology, Sleep Research Centre, I.C., Oasi Institute for Research on Mental Retardation and Brain Aging (IRCCS), Troina, Italy

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Bruni, O., Ferri, R. (2015). The Emergence of Pediatric Sleep Medicine. In: Chokroverty, S., Billiard, M. (eds) Sleep Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2089-1_54

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