Open AccessSLEEP IN CHILDREN: FROM PHYSIOLOGY TO PATHOLOGY
Author(s) -
М. Г. Полуэктов,
П. В. Пчелина
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
medicinskij sovet
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2658-5790
pISSN - 2079-701X
DOI - 10.21518/2079-701x-2017-9-97-102
Subject(s) - sleepwalking , sleep hygiene , sleep (system call) , insomnia , psychology , sleep disorder , medicine , population , wakefulness , neuroscience , psychiatry , physiology , pediatrics , electroencephalography , environmental health , computer science , sleep quality , operating system
Circadian rhythms and the mechanisms of sleep and wakefulness begin to form in the embryonic period and undergo many stages of development before acquire characteristics typical for an adult. Structure of sleep disturbances in children also differs from that in the adult population. Most sleep disorders in children are the result of immaturity of certain brain structures and mechanisms: primary sleep disorders, pediatric behavioral insomnia, sleepwalking, night terrors, enuresis. These disorders are benign, and usually disappear by adulthood. Treatment of benign sleep disorders in children should primarily be based on the methods of behavioral therapy, the rules of sleep hygiene and the purpose of light sedation.