Citation

Kohyama J, Anzai Y, Ono M, Kishino A, Tamanuki K, Takada K, Inoue K, Horiuchi M, Hatai Y. Pediatr. Int. 2018; 60(4): 372-375.

Affiliation

Tokyo Bay Urayasu Ichikawa Medical Center, Toudaijima 3-4-32, Urayasu, Chiba, 279-0001.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Japan Pediatric Society, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/ped.13519

PMID

29337407

Abstract

BACKGROUND: In the Tokyo Bay Urayasu Ichikawa Medical Centre, a sleep clinic for adults and children was established in August 2012. As few sleep clinics are available in Japan that are specifically for children, this clinic provides the opportunity to provide data on child patients who have been suffering from sleep problems and who visited the sleep clinic.

METHODS: Records of patients who visited the sleep clinic at the Tokyo Bay Urayasu Ichikawa Medical Centre at the age of 20 years or younger on their first visit were retrospectively examined, and their initial and final diagnoses were examined.

RESULTS: Among 2,157 patients who visited the sleep clinic in Tokyo Bay Urayasu Ichikawa Medical Centre from August 2012 to March 2017, 181 patients were 20 years old or younger. In these 181 patients, the most numerous final diagnosis was insufficient sleep syndrome (ISS) (n=56), followed by circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorder (n=28), insomnia (n=28) and sleep-related movement disorder (n=15).

CONCLUSIONS: Insufficient sleep produces various brain dysfunctions in both adults and children, and it is associated with behavioural, cognitive and physical problems, as well as atypical early development. Insufficient sleep has also been reported to cause obesity. Insufficient sleep-induced obesity is often associated with the occurrence of metabolic syndrome. More effort is needed to ensure children are receiving sufficient sleep. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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Language: en

Keywords

Insufficient sleep syndrome; behavioural problems; metabolic syndrome; obesity; sleep disorders