Sleep Medicine. A Comprehensive Guide for Transitioning Pediatric to Adult Care

1. A Brief History of Sleep Medicine in Children and Adults
2. Neurological Aspects of Sleep Medicine, How Sleep Evolves, and Regulation of Function
3. Cardiorespiratory Changes as They Relate to Sleep in Transition from Pediatric to Adulthood
4. Sleep Assessment
5. Sleep-Disordered Breathing: Diagnosis
6. Transitional Care of Sleep-Disordered Breathing: Management
7. Technology Approaches for Chronic Noninvasive Ventilatory Support in Chronic Respiratory Conditions
8. Chronic Noninvasive Ventilatory Support in Various Chronic Respiratory Conditions Including Protocols
9. Insomnia Across the Life Span
10. Parasomnias: Diagnosis and Management
11. Movement Disorders: Diagnosis and Management
12. Circadian Rhythm Disorders in Children and Adults
13. Transitional Care Aspects of the Diagnosis and Management of Narcolepsy and Other Primary Disorders of Hypersomnia
14. Transition of Sleep Care in Patients with Neuromuscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders
15. Cystic Fibrosis: A Successful Model of Transition of Care and Lessons Learned
16. Sickle Cell Disease: Lessons Learned

Many fields of medicine have looked at the issue of transitioning care from pediatrics to adults. This book focuses on that transition within the field of sleep medicine. This book gathers and presents in volume information that will assist practitioners to transition the care of their pediatric patients suffering from sleep disorders.    The book will discuss anatomical, physiological and psychological aspects as children grow into adulthood. Specifically, changes in brain function and anatomy, cardiorespiratory function and anatomy, and changes in facial structure are explored. Also discussed are the tools that are used for assessing sleep and how it may apply differently to children and adults. Chapters cover each group of sleep disorders with focus on how the diagnosis, prognosis, and management may change with the transition from childhood through adolescence to adulthood. In addition, gaps in needs and research are discussed.