Sleep Resources for Clinicians

The following journal articles address important topics for clinicians, regarding children and sleep disorders, practice guidelines and the importance of a monitored sleep evaluation:

• Subcommittee on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Steering Committee on Quality Improvement and Management, Wolraich, M., Brown, L., Brown, R. T., DuPaul, G., …Visser, S. (2011). ADHD: Clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents.Pediatrics, 128(5), 1007-1022. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2011-2654 URL: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2011/10/14/peds.2011-2654
• Aurora, R. N., Lamm, C. I., Zak, R. S., Kristo, D. A., Bista, S. R., Rowley, J. A., & Casey, K. R.(2012). Practice parameters for the non-respiratory indications for polysomnography and multiple sleep latency testing for children. Sleep, 35(11), 1467-1473. doi: https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article/35/11/1467/2559025 URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3466793/
• Aurora, R. N., Zak, R. S., Karippot, A., Lamm, C. I., Morgenthaler, T. I., Auerbach, S. H., …American Academy of Sleep Medicine. (2011). Practice parameters for the respiratory indications for polysomnography in children. Sleep, 34(3), 379-388. URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21359087
• Marcus, C. L., Brooks, L. J., Draper, K. A., Gozal, D., Halbower, A. C., Jones, J., …American Academy of Pediatrics. (2012). Diagnosis and management of childhood obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Pediatrics, 130(3), e714-55. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2012-1672 URL: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/130/3/e714
• Marcus, C. L., Brooks, L. J., Draper, K. A., Gozal, D., Halbower, A. C., Jones, J., …American Academy of Pediatrics. (2012). Diagnosis and management of childhood obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Pediatrics, 130(3), 576-584. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2012-1671 URL: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2012/08/22/peds.2012-1671
• Marcus, C. L., Moore, R. H., Rosen, C. L., Giordani, B., Garetz, S. L., Taylor, H. G., …Childhood Adenotonsillectomy Trial (CHAT). (2013). A randomized trial of adenotonsillectomy for childhood sleep apnea. The New England Journal of Medicine, 368(25), 2366-2376. doi: http://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1215881 URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23692173
• Bull, M. J., & Committee on Genetics. (2011). Health supervision for children with down syndrome. Pediatrics, 128(2), 393-406. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2011-1605 URL: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/128/2/393
• McCandless, S. E., & Committee on Genetics. (2011). Clinical report-health supervision for children with prader-willi syndrome. Pediatrics, 127(1), 195-204. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2010-2820 URL: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/127/1/195
• Kotagal, S. (2012). Hypersomnia in children. Sleep Medicine Clinics, 7(2), 379-389. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsmc.2012.03.010
• Kotagal, S., Nichols, C. D., Grigg-Damberger, M. M., Marcus, C. L., Witmans, M. B., Kirk, V. G., …Hoban, T. F. (2012). Non-respiratory indications for polysomnography and related procedures in children: An evidence-based review. Sleep, 35(11), 1451-1466. doi: https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article/35/11/1451/2559010 URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3466792/
• Zaremba, E. K., Barkey, M. E., Mesa, C., Sanniti, K., & Rosen, C. L. (2005). Making polysomnography more "child friendly:" a family-centered care approach. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine : JCSM : Official Publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 1(2), 189-198. URL: http://www.aasmnet.org/jcsm/ViewAbstract.aspx?pid=26315
• Wise, M. S., Nichols, C. D., Grigg-Damberger, M. M., Marcus, C. L., Witmans, M. B., Kirk, V. G., …Hoban, T. F. (2011). Executive summary of respiratory indications for polysomnography in children: An evidence-based review. Sleep, 34(3), 389-98AW. URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3041716/
• Wise, M. S., Arand, D. L., Auger, R. R., Brooks, S. N., Watson, N. F., & American Academy of Sleep Medicine. (2007). Treatment of narcolepsy and other hypersomnias of central origin. Sleep, 30(12), 1712-1727. URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2276130/
• Weese-Mayer, D. E., Berry-Kravis, E. M., Ceccherini, I., Keens, T. G., Loghmanee, D. A., Trang, H., & ATS Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome Subcommittee.(2010). An official ATS clinical policy statement: Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome: Genetic basis, diagnosis, and management. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 181(6), 626-644. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/rccm.200807-1069ST URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20208042
• Picchietti, M. A., & Picchietti, D. L. (2010). Advances in pediatric restless legs syndrome: Iron, genetics, diagnosis and treatment. Sleep Medicine, 11(7), 643-651. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2009.11.014 URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20620105
• Malow, B. A., Byars, K., Johnson, K., Weiss, S., Bernal, P., Goldman, S. E., …Sleep Committee of the Autism Treatment Network. (2012). A practice pathway for the identification, evaluation, and management of insomnia in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders. Pediatrics, 130 Suppl 2, S106-24. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2012-0900I URL: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/130/Supplement_2/S106
• Williams, J. A., Zimmerman, F. J., & Bell, J. F. (2013). Norms and trends of sleep time among US children and adolescents. JAMA Pediatrics, 167(1), 55-60. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.423 URL: http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1393430
• Robson, W. L. (2009). Clinical practice. evaluation and management of enuresis. The New England Journal of Medicine, 360(14), 1429-1436. doi: http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMcp0808009 URL: http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMcp0808009
• DiFeo, N., Meltzer, L. J., Beck, S. E., Karamessinis, L. R., Cornaglia, M. A., Traylor, J., …Marcus, C. L. (2012). Predictors of positive airway pressure therapy adherence in children: A prospective study. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine : JCSM : Official Publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 8(3), 279-286. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.1914 URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3365086/
• Morgenthaler, T. I., Owens, J., Alessi, C., Boehlecke, B., Brown, T. M., Coleman, J.,Jr, …American Academy of Sleep Medicine. (2006). Practice parameters for behavioral treatment of bedtime problems and night wakings in infants and young children. Sleep, 29(10), 1277-1281. URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17068980
• Marcus, C. L., Moore, R. H., Rosen, C. L., Giordani, B., Garetz, S. L., Taylor, H. G., …Childhood Adenotonsillectomy Trial (CHAT). (2013). A randomized trial of adenotonsillectomy for childhood sleep apnea. The New England Journal of Medicine, 368(25), 2366-2376. doi: http://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1215881 URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23692173
• Mindell, J. A., Kuhn, B., Lewin, D. S., Meltzer, L. J., Sadeh, A., & American Academy of Sleep Medicine. (2006). Behavioral treatment of bedtime problems and night wakings in infants and young children. Sleep, 29(10), 1263-1276. URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17068979
• Trotter, T. L., Hall, J. G., & American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Genetics. (2005). Health supervision for children with achondroplasia. Pediatrics, 116(3), 771-783. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2005-1440 URL: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/116/3/771