Children's National Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia 20010, USA.
Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2011 Nov;17(6):425-30. doi: 10.1097/MCP.0b013e32834ba901.
To summarize the most important recent scientific developments in the field of clinical pediatric sleep medicine, specifically as relates to sleep disorders and sleep in special pediatric populations.
The major themes covered in this review include sleep-disordered breathing; narcolepsy; restless legs syndrome/periodic limb movement disorder; insomnia; sleep in children with medical conditions; and sleep in children with neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders.
An expanded understanding of the pathophysiology, epidemiology, clinical evaluation methods, sequelae, and empirically supported treatment options of common pediatric sleep disorders, especially in high-risk populations, is key to a rational approach to diagnosis and management of these children in clinical settings.
总结临床儿科睡眠医学领域最重要的近期科学进展，特别是与睡眠障碍和特殊儿科人群的睡眠相关的内容。
本综述涵盖的主要主题包括睡眠呼吸障碍；发作性睡病；不宁腿综合征/周期性肢体运动障碍；失眠；患有内科疾病的儿童的睡眠；以及患有神经发育和精神疾病的儿童的睡眠。
对常见儿科睡眠障碍的病理生理学、流行病学、临床评估方法、后果以及经过实证支持的治疗选择的更深入理解，尤其是在高危人群中，是在临床环境中对这些儿童进行合理诊断和治疗的关键。
