Sleep Medicine in Children

Question 1

how many hours in a day do newborns sleep

Answer 1

16-18hrs with sleep wake states alternating in 3-4 cycles

Question 2

how long do infants aged 6 months sleep

Answer 2

14-15hrs with 1 or 2 day naps

Question 3

how long will a 2 year old sleep

Answer 3

12hrs with 1 day nap

Question 4

what is enuresis

Answer 4

wetting the bed

Question 5

at what age does napping during the day and wetting the bed typically stop in children

Answer 5

at 5 years old

Question 6

is it normal for a 1yr old to sleep 8h at night and not nap during the day

Answer 6

this would be abnormal

Question 7

what are the differences in child OSA

Answer 7

children typically don’t have:
daytime sleepiness
obesity

children do have:
mouth breathing while sleep
enlarged tonsils

Question 8

what neurological disorders can effect sleep

Answer 8

cerebral palsy- fragmented/delayed onset

Down Syndrome-OSA

Prader-Willi syndrome-excessive daytime sleepiness

Question 9

Duchenne’s MD can cause death due to what

Answer 9

death due to respiratory failure