Children sleep disorder

Overview of sleep disorders : adequate sleep and good sleep habits for children's physical and mental health are important. Physiological need sleep time and age factors closely related, but sleep duration and depth, there are individual differences. Infants and children will have a variety of sleep disorders, such as sleep difficulties, sleep disturbances, nightmares, with night-terrors, the dream trip disease. Cause pathogenesis is largely attributable to : physical disease, hunger, thirst or fed, improper methods of parenting, bad sleep habits. spiritual and environmental factors affect. Clinical manifestations (1) sleep disturbance and sleep difficulties : more common in infants, sleep often banging, physical beating, shaking his head repeatedly. cry for no reason, molars, daydreaming and other stresses. Some do not want to go to bed to sleep, to cling to walk, or has been unable to sleep, light sleep or early morning wakening. (2) with night-terrors : common in children 2-5 years of age, generally sleep about half an hour after the attack, showing a sudden feet, cry, fearful facial expressions, hand, foot and actions, shortness of breath, fast heartbeat, increased, sweating, Mydriasis. Attack the awakening of the EEG a rhythm. Each attack with night-terrors sustainable l0 minutes after attack sleep after awakening completely forgotten. Generally increased with age, with night-terrors may disappear. (3) dream of walking : more common, often accompanied by enuresis. Some children with a genetic family history. Mainly to the recurring 1/2~2 hours after falling asleep asleep suddenly get out of bed or to rise, awareness of the cover unclear, East West ask touch, hesitating to walk or do the action game, this time not awakened, some for a few minutes or half an hour later be quiet sleep After completely forgotten. Treatment should be aware of sleep disorders occur reasons, and to take corresponding measures and treatment methods. Develop good sleep habits, sleep time. Avoid bedside arbitrary excited to see panic or television programs to reduce the excessive burden of students. Dream trip for children with more windows to prevent accidents such as falls. For recurring sleep disorders in children, before bed can serve adequate stability or nitro stability, Treatment can be effective for 1-2 weeks, as the normal sleep gradually after withdrawal. Services available to a small number of school-age children amitriptyline in the treatment, services 12.5~25mg before bed, a night meeting.