Sleep and Breathing in Children

<p>Infants and children spend one- to two-thirds of their life asleep. Despite this very little attention has been paid to understanding both normal sleep and sleep-related abnormalities during child development. This volume is devoted to breathing during sleep its changes with development (from the fetus onwards) and the pathophysiology of sleep-related breathing disorders.</p><p><strong><em>Sleep and Breathing in Children</em></strong>: </p><ul> <ul> </ul> <li>investigates breathing during sleep from the fetus onwards</li> <li>examines the effects of sleep on upper airway resistance ventilatory drive and respiratory muscle tone</li> <li>compares differences between childhood and adult obstructive sleep apnea and the profound changes in breathing and sleep during growth and maturation</li> <li>discusses the current research within the field of pediatric sleep disorders</li> <li>reviews the history of childhood obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and outlines a future framework for the study of childhood sleep-disordered breathing</li> </ul>