Sleep problems that have the potential to affect a child’s cognitive, emotional and physical health.
Some of the common sleep disorders are: Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome, bedtime resistance, circadian clock abnormalities, Nightmares, Night terrors, Sleep Walking, Bedwetting, Restless Legs Syndrome, Periodic Limb Movement Disorder and more.
Below are some potential signs and symptoms that your child may have a sleep disorder:
A sleep disorder might cause significant co-morbidities that can affect your child’s cognitive, emotional and physical well being. If present throughout childhood and into adulthood, sleep disorders are associated with considerable cardiovascular abnormalities including hypertension, higher chances of having a stroke and myocardial infarcts.
The Center for Sleep Medicine uses a multidisciplinary approach to provide comprehensive assessment and individualized treatment for children with a variety of sleep problems. Our staff includes specialists from pediatrics and clinical psychology with expertise in medical and behavioral sleep medicine.
During your care with our team, you and your child will meet with a pediatric sleep physician. This is done in order to screen for underlying medical problems and to determine whether there is a need to perform diagnostic tests like a night time sleep study. The sleep physician will pursue the appropriate treatment for physical sleep related conditions, if found.
If required, a course of therapy with the behavioral sleep specialist will focus on your child’s sleep difficulties. This therapy is highly individualized and efficient in treating sleep difficulties that can be improved behaviorally.
Some children run a higher risk of others to have sleep problems, this includes:
Contact us for sleep disorder diagnosis & treatment. To schedule an appointment with one of our board-certified physicians at any of our five convenient locations, please call (708) 364-0261 or fill the form below.
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The Center for Sleep Medicine can assist you in creating a comprehensive fatigue management program. The goal of such a program is to create policies and procedures to mitigate human fatigue caused by sleep disorders.
At the Center for Sleep Medicine we offer comprehensive-care for adult and pediatric sleep disorders. Our multi-specialty, multidisciplinary team is caring, knowledgeable and dedicated to finding sleep solutions.
