Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome
Fig. 2.1 Sample sleep logs. Sleep logs showing sleep-wake routines for Hannah. Note the feeling of daytime tiredness on school days ceases during winter break when a liberal sleep schedule…
Traumatic Brain Injury
Sleep disorder Treatment optionsa Insomnia [37] Primary Sleep hygiene, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), +/− melatonin, hypnotics, acupuncture Secondary Due to PTSD Due to pain Due to depression SSRIs, psychology counsel,…
Medical Disorders
•Difficulties inducing sleep (12.7 %) •Early morning awakenings (11.2 %) •Daytime sleepiness (25 %) •Snoring (14.7–46 %) •Self-reported apneas (OR = 3.7) •Restless sleep (26 %) •Nocturnal awakenings (30 %)…
Parasomnias in Adolescents
Features Strongly favoring parasomnias Moderately favoring parasomnias Do not discriminate between parasomnias and NFLE External (noise) or internal (cough, snore) trigger + Duration of the event >2 min Brevity Pattern…
Epilepsy and Sleep in Adolescents
Fig. 11.1 Seizure onset from the frontal lobe Treatment with oxcarbazepine or other antiepileptic drug with efficacy against partial epilepsy is effective and in many cases, control the seizures [1]….
Brain Tumors
Assessment/intervention Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Month 12 Month 15 Month 21 Tumor resection x Polysomnography sleep study x x Multiple sleep latency testing x x x…
Restless Legs Syndrome
Disorder Description Urge to Move Sensory Symptoms Sleep Disruption Circadian Pattern Sleep-related disorders • Periodic limb movements of sleep Involuntary leg movements while asleep, at regular intervals before one enters…
Narcolepsy in Adolescence
Part of body Description of event Head/face Head drop Sagging of the face or jaw Slurred speech Eye lid drooping Eyebrow raising (compensatory) Perioral and tongue movements Tongue thrusting Upper…
Introduction
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Sanjeev V. Kothare and Rebecca Quattrucci Scott (eds.)Sleep Disorders in Adolescents10.1007/978-3-319-41742-4_1 1. Introduction Sanjeev V. Kothare1 and Rebecca Quattrucci Scott1 (1) Department of Neurology, NYU Langone Medical Center and NYU School of Medicine,…
