Respiratory control disorders in infants and children Book

	Foreword
	Preface
	Contributors
1	Developmental Aspects of the Neural Control of Breathing	1
2	Mechanisms of Chemical Synaptic Transmission in the Mature and Developing Nervous Systems	16
3	The Respiratory Muscles and Chest Wall	28
4	Neuromuscular Control of the Upper Airway	47
5	Maturation of Breathing Control in the Fetus and Newborn Infant	61
6	Thermometabolism and Cardiorespiratory Control during the Perinatal Period	76
7	Maturational Aspects of Sleep from Birth through Early Childhood	89
8	Ventilatory and Arousal Responses	112
9	Assessing Cardiopulmonary Function during Sleep in Infants and Children	125
10	Periodic Breathing	142
11	Apnea of Prematurity	161
12	Apparent Life-Threatening Events and Apnea of Infancy	178
13	Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	190
14	Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome	212
15	Alveolar Hypoventilation Syndromes	231
16	Prolonged Expiratory Apnea and Intrapulmonary Shunting	242
17	Neuromuscular Diseases	251
18	Control of Breathing Problems Associated with Arnold-Chiari Malformation	271
19	Sudden Infant Death and Inherited Disorders of Fatty Acid Oxidation	277
20	Craniofacial Syndromes	294
21	Respiratory Control in Children with Chronic Lung Disease	306
22	Gastroesophageal Reflux	322
23	Relationship between Obesity and Respiratory Control Abnormalities	342
24	Pharmacotherapy of Respiratory Control Disorders	352
25	Ventilatory Treatment at Home	371
26	Diaphragm Pacing in Infants and Children	386
27	Home Monitoring	400
	Index	413