Sökning: "Sleep children"

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  1. 1. Nighttime sleep and daytime behavior in children : Studies based on parents' perseptions of five to eight year old children

    Författare :Hans Smedje; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Neurosciences; Behaviour; Children; Course; Parents; Persistence; Prevalence; Sleep; Strengths and Difficulties; Survey; Neurovetenskap; Neurology; Neurologi; barn- och ungdomspsykiatri; Child and Youth Psychiatry;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to survey sleep-wake characteristics and their associations with other factors, especially behavioural and emotional difficulties, in children. Parents' reports showed that various sleep disturbances were fairly common phenomena among 5-6-year-olds. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Effects of Vagus Nerve Stimulation and Ketogenic Diet on Quality of Life and Changes in EEG and Sleep

    Författare :Tove Hallböök; Lund Pediatrik; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; vagus nerve stimulation; neuropsykologi; Neurologi; neurophysiology; neuropsychology; Neurology; Medicin människa och djur ; Medicine human and vertebrates ; behaviour; attention; ketogenic diet; delta power; slow wave sleep; REM; mood; sleep; quality of life; EEG; seizure frequency; spike detection; children; neurofysiologi; Pediatri; epilepsy; Pediatrics;

    Sammanfattning : When anti-epileptic drugs fail, and epilepsy surgery is found unfeasible or ineffective, there remains a group of at least 25% of children with epilepsy in whom seizure control cannot be achieved. Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is an adjunctive treatment for medically refractory epilepsy. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Children living with Home Mechanical Ventilation : The everyday life experiences of the children, their siblings, parents and personal care assistants

    Författare :Åsa Israelsson-Skogsberg; Carina Sparud-Lundin; Högskolan i Borås; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Home Mechanical Ventilation; children; siblings; parents; family; personal care assistants; health; family functioning; everyday life; Människan i vården; Människan i vården;

    Sammanfattning : Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to explore the everyday life experiences of living with Home Mechanical Ventilation (HMV) from the perspective of the children and their siblings, parents and personal care assistants.Methods: Study I describes the experiences of personal care assistants (PCA) working with a ventilator-assisted person at home, based on qualitative content analysis according to Elo and Kyngäs (2008), of 15 semi-structured interviews. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Paediatric sleep-disordered breathing - diagnostics and treatment

    Författare :Gunnhildur Gudnadottir; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Sleep-disordered breathing; Children; Tonsillectomy; Tonsillotomy; Absenteeism; Intranasal steroid treatment; Respiratory polygraphy; RIP flow;

    Sammanfattning : Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in children causes multiple health problems and diminished quality of life. It is usually caused by tonsil and adenoid hypertrophy and is traditionally treated with adenotonsillar surgery. LÄS MER

  7. 5. The bladder and the brain : Studies on the pathogenesis and the treatment of nocturnal enuresis

    Författare :Tryggve Nevéus; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Obstetrics and gynaecology; nocturnal enuresis; children; desmopressin; osmoregulation; sleep; arousal; detrusor instability; incontinence; oxybutynin; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar; Obstetrics and women s diseases; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar; pediatrik; Pediatrics;

    Sammanfattning : Opinions differ as to whether nocturnal enuresis is caused by high arousal thresholds, nocturnal polyuria or nocturnal bladder instability. In spite of the currently available therapeutic options - the antidiuretic drug desmopressin and alarm treatment - approximately 25% of children suffering from enuresis cannot be successfully treated. LÄS MER