Ogundele MO, Yemula C. Management of sleep disorders among children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders: A practical guide for clinicians. World J Clin Pediatr 2022; 11(3): 239-252 [PMID: 35663001 DOI: 10.5409/wjcp.v11.i3.239]
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Michael O Ogundele, MBBS, MRCPCH, MSc, Doctor, Department of Community Paediatrics, Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Halton District, Lister Road, Runcorn WA7 1TW, United Kingdom. m.ogundele@nhs.net
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Behavioral Sciences
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World J Clin Pediatr. May 9, 2022; 11(3): 239-252 Published online May 9, 2022. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v11.i3.239
Management of sleep disorders among children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders: A practical guide for clinicians
Michael O Ogundele, Chinnaiah Yemula
Michael O Ogundele, Department of Community Paediatrics, Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Halton District, Runcorn WA7 1TW, United Kingdom
Chinnaiah Yemula, Department of Community Paediatrics, Bedfordshire Community Health Services, Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust, St Ives PE27 4LG, United Kingdom
Author contributions: Ogundele MO conceived the idea, performed the literature review and prepared part of the manuscript; Yemula C reviewed the literature and prepared rest of the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflict of interest for this article.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Corresponding author: Michael O Ogundele, MBBS, MRCPCH, MSc, Doctor, Department of Community Paediatrics, Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Halton District, Lister Road, Runcorn WA7 1TW, United Kingdom. m.ogundele@nhs.net
Received: March 23, 2021 Peer-review started: March 23, 2021 First decision: July 27, 2021 Revised: August 9, 2021 Accepted: March 25, 2022 Article in press: March 25, 2022 Published online: May 9, 2022 Processing time: 409 Days and 15.9 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Up to 75% of children and young people with neurodevelopmental, emotional, behavioural and intellectual disorders (NDEBID) are known to experience different types of insomnia, associated with significant behavioral, emotional, cognitive and academic impairments, as well as negative impact on the wellbeing of other family members. This paper provides a brief overview of sleep physiology, aetiology, classification and prevalence of sleep disorders among children and adolescents with NDEBIDs. It outlines different strategies for the management of sleep disorders, including parenting training/psychoeducation, the use of cognitive-behavioural strategies and pharmacotherapy. Practical management including clinical assessment, investigations, care plan formulation and follow-up are outlined.
