REVIEW ARTICLE

PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT SLEEP DISORDERS

By
Alaa El-Gendy, Ahmed El-Gendy, Margaret Colyar
Chest Institute, Florida, USA
Correspondence to: Alaa El-Gendy

Sleep disorders are frequently the sources of parental concerns. In addition, disrupted or insufficient sleep can have negative impact on the mental and physical health of children. Adequate sleep improves child’s control of behavior, attention and emotions.(1) Circumferential evidence suggests a basic neurodevelopmental process linking sleep and the regulation of attention, arousal, affect, and social behavior.(2)

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