Pediatric Sleep Medicine

Section (1) Ontogeny, Phylogeny, and Normal Human Sleep
Section (2) Physiologic Regulation in Sleep and During Development
CardiovascularRespiratoryEndocrineMetabolic  and thermoregulationImmune functionGastrointestinal
Section (3) Sleep Mechanisms: Developmental Aspects
NeuroanatomyCircadian clocks and networksNREM sleepREM sleepHumoral and other sleep promoting factorsUpper airway and motor control during sleepSleep homeostasis and sleep regulationRespiratory control during sleep and wakefulness
Section (4) Measurement of Sleep
Survey tools and screening questionnairesThe pediatric patient with a sleep complaint- initial interview and diagnostic planningSetting up a pediatric sleep labTechnologies in the pediatric sleep lab: present and future (actigraphy, CO2, pulse transit time, spectral analysis of EEG, ECG, pulse arterial tonometry, etc...)Imaging approachesLaboratory tests in pediatric sleep medicineThe nocturnal polysomnogram - approaches to scoring and interpretation in infants and childrenMSLT in children
Section (5) Defining normal in pediatric sleep - reference, normative values
Section (6) Pharmacotherapy Of Sleep Disorders In Children Wake promoting agentsSomnogenic agentsDrugs which affect sleep
Section (7) Acute And Chronic Ventilatory Support In Children
Supplemental oxygenCPAPBiPAPAVAPOther
Section (8) Disorders of sleep
Insomnia and Insufficient SleepApnea of Infancy, ALTE, and SIDSApnea of PrematurityObstructive Sleep ApneaDisorders Of Respiratory Controls And Central Hypoventilation SyndromesDisorders Of Excessive Sleepiness (Narcolepsy, Idiopathic Hypersomnia)Circadian Sleep Disorders 
Section (7) Sleep in Other Disorders
Neuromuscular disordersAsthmaCystic fibrosisBronchopulmonary dysplasiaDown syndromeObesitySickle cell diseaseEpilepsyAutism spectrum disorderADHDManic depressive disordersPrader-Willi SyndromeCraniofacial SyndromesDevelopmental delayPost brain concussionDiabetes