PEDIATRIC SLEEP CASES Carolyn D Ambrosio, MD, MS, FAASM Director, Harvard-Brigham and Women s Hospital Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Harvard Medical School Boston, MA
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FIRST CASE 10 yr old girl who presented with snoring Obese BMI > 90 th percentile Snoring, some fatigue Difficult to wake up in the morning Achondroplasia 3+ tonsils
PSG FINDINGS A. OSA B. CSA C. Hypoventilation D. Seizure E. Normal
Katz et al, Sleep Apnea, NHLBI, 2008
OBSTRUCTIVE HYPOVENTILATION Partial obstruction ( see PTAF) No discrete obstructive events No desaturation Elevated CO2 throughout the study Paradoxical motion of thorax and abdomen
SECOND CASE 12 yr old boy Has scoliosis requiring back brace Some arousals from sleep Parents concerned that he doesn t breath well when he is sleeping. Minimal snoring No medications
SECOND CASE CONTINUED What do you expect to see on PSG?
PSG FINDINGS A. OSA B. Delayed sleep phase syndrome C. frequent spontaneous arousals D. hypoxemia E. hypoventilation F. Normal
REM-RELATED HYPOXIA Ventilation Muscle Tone Irreg Breathing Airway Resistance Smith et al, NEJM 1987; 316: 1197- Obesity Parenchymal lung Disease Scoliosis Respiratory Muscle Weakness
CASE 3 2 week old term infant Mother worried the baby has irregular breathing No prenatal issues, normal birth Mother describes breathing as really fast sometimes then nothing
PSG FINDINGS A. Normal new mother syndrome B. OSA C. CSA D. Periodic breathing E. hypoventilation
Term 2 week-old Irregular Breathing 120 secs 15 minutes of periodic breathing during 7 hour study
PERIODIC BREATHING Defined as 3 or more episodes of apnea, lasting longer than 3 sec, separated by,<20 seconds of breathing increased in preterm, increased temp, hypoxia, sleep deprivation, supine position.
PERIODIC BREATHING: Epidemiology Present in 80-100% of 1 week-old Term Infants 95% Upper Limits Term 5 10% at 1 month 2% at 3 months with Prematurity but not SIDS, HIE Preterm 15 20% at 1 month 5 10% at 3 months Pathophysiology Apneic CO2 threshold is 1 torr below Eupneic CO2 Khan et al, JAP: 2005; 98:1171- Consequences?
4 WEEK-OLD INFANT 37 weeks gestation Dural venous thrombosis 24% periodic breathing Normal baseline O2 Between 92 96% for 21% of the night EtCO2 (peak 55 torr) Many respiratory arousals Recommend canulla O2
Periodic Breathing: Influence of Oxygen Apnea Index Periodic Breathing RA Oxygen RA Oxygen Subjects: GA 30 weeks, PCA 38 weeks Simakajornboon et al, Peds 2002; 110:884-
CASE FOUR 8 year old girl brought in for insomnia Parents say she cannot fall asleep until midnight Very hard to wake up on school days. Wakes up around 8 am on weekends Sleepy in school, falls asleep in car ride to and from school most days
CASE FOUR CONTINUED What else do you want to know?
CASE FOUR CONTINUED Goes to bed at random times Has ipad in bed with her watching videos to help fall asleep Often sleeps in parents bed No medications No caffeine
PREVALENCE OF SLEEP DISORDERS IN CHILDREN Sleeplessness/Insomnia Young: behaviorally-based insomnia 25% Teens: 10% (1/2 with co-morbid Ψ diagnosis) Insufficient sleep: 10%, higher in teens Circadian: delayed sleep phase, 7% teens. Parasomnias NREM: Night terrors: 2-3%, sleep walking: 5%; REM Behavioral Disorder case reports, SSRI or SNRI risk factor Rhythmic movement disorders Bruxism: 14%, head banging, body rocking (3-15%) Restless legs syndrome: 0.5 (severe); 2% mild-mod Obstructive sleep apnea: 2% (habitual snoring 10%) Hypersomnolence: narcolepsy: 0.5%
SLEEP DISORDERS RUN IN FAMILIES OSA 2-4x risk, + family hx Narcolepsy 2%, 40x if + 1 st deg Parasomnia up to 80% Restless legs syndrome Insomnia Life style/bad sleep habits Circadian rhythm disorders Enuresis
OVERVIEW OF COMMON SLEEP PROBLEMS BY AGE Young Infant Toddler Pre-School School-Age Teen SIDS Sleep/wake problems usually self-limited Night Wakings Difficulty Settling Rhythmic Movements* OSA Night Wakings Bedtime Resistance Sleep Terrors* Rhythmic Movements* Bedtime Fears* Nightmares* OSA Insufficient Sleep Bedtime Resistance Night Wakings Confusional Arousals Sleep Walking* OSA Enuresis Bruxism Insufficient Sleep Inadequate hygiene Insomnia Delayed Sleep Phase Narcolepsy OSA Sleep Walking* *Can be normal If snoring+enuresis, think OSA Discuss with dentist Slide by Dr. Carol Rosen.
PEDIATRIC SLEEP DISORDERS BY TIME OF NIGHT Behavioral Insomnia Rhythmic movement disturbance Restless legs syndrome Behavioral Insomnia Awake Stage 1 REM Stage 2 Stage 3/4 Delta Sleep Sleep Terrors Sleep Walking Confusional Arousals Nightmares OSA worse in REM 21:00 22:00 23:00 24:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 8:00 Clock Time Slide by Dr. Carol Rosen
PARTIAL AROUSAL PARASOMNIAS Partial arousals from deep NREM Confusional arousals night terrors (3%) Sleep walking agitated sleep walking 15-40% at least once; 3-4% weekly-monthly Any age 6 mo-100 y/o; often familial Can last 10-20 minutes Often improves with more, better sleep Generally not dangerous* * Injury indication for further evaluation/management
NIGHT TERRORS VS. NIGHTMARES Deep NREM sleep REM sleep 1st third of night Last half of night Child confused or agitated Child alert; describes content Difficult to reassure Comforted by parent Intense arousal 2-10 min Difficulty going back to sleep Abrupt return to sleep Recall the following day No recall in the morning
RHYTHMIC MOVEMENT DISTURBANCE Repetitive movements Head banging or head rolling Body rocking Before sleep, light sleep, or even awake Age: 9 mos-4 yr; common (66%8%) Boys > Girls PSG or treatment rarely indicated Problem RMD - neurodevelopmental issues?
Children (%) PREVALENCE OF ENURESIS 40.0 30.0 20.0 Begin evaluation 10.0 0.0 4 5 6 7 8 10 18 Age (years) Boys > Girls Snoring + Enuresis, Think OSA!
Nighttime Sleep (hr) NORMAL SLEEP DURATION VARIES WITH AGE 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 Age (yr) 2% Mean 98% Iglowstein, I et al. Pediatrics 2003;111:302-307
TAKE HOME MESSAGES In children, non-respiratory sleep problems are more common than SDB ~ 25% of pediatric SDB referrals will have a non-respiratory sleep problem SDB referrals often medical co-morbidities AHI Daytime sleepiness is much less common in pediatric OSA compared to OSA in adults Insufficient sleep and bad sleep habits are rampant in US families and that is what we mostly see in practice.