Paediatric Sleep Disorders

Albert Martin Li graduated from the University of Wales College of Medicine and received his paediatric training at King’s College Hospital and Great Ormond Street Hospital, the United Kingdom before he joined academic Paediatrics at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is currently the Chairman of the Department of Paediatrics and Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Medicine. His clinical and research interests are in sleep-disordered breathing and respiratory diseases in childhood. Kate Ching-ching Chan graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She received her paediatric training and subspecialty training in paediatric respiratory medicine at the Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong. She is now a Clinical Professional Consultant at the Department of Paediatrics, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her clinical and research interests are in paediatric sleep-disordered breathing and respiratory diseases.

Part I: Introduction.- Functions and Control of Sleep.- Sleep Physiology and Architecture.- Sleep Needs: Cross-cultural Comparisons and Problems with Sleep Deprivation.- Part II: Evaluation of Sleep Disorders.- Clinical Assessment.- Sleep Diagnostics.- Part III: Specific Sleep Disorders.- 6 Paediatric Insomnia.- Primary snoring.- Obstructive Sleep Apnoea.- Central Sleep Apnoea Syndromes in Infants.- Sleep-related Hypoventilation Syndromes.- Childhood Narcolepsy.- Circadian Rhythm Sleep Wake Disorders.- NREM Parasomnias- Disorders of Arousal.- REM Related Parasomnia – Nightmare Disorder.- Enuresis.- Restless Leg Syndrome / Periodic Limb Movement Disorder.- Bruxism.- Benign Neonatal Sleep Myoclonus.- Part IV: Sleep in Special Populations.- Sleep and Neuromuscular Diseases.- Management and Use of NIV.- Sleep in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders.