Skin temperatures of back or neck are better than abdomen for indication of average proximal skin temperature during sleep of school aged children
Les températures cutanées du dos ou du cou sont meilleures que celles de l'abdomen pour l'indication de la température cutanée proximale moyenne pendant le sommeil des enfants d'âge scolaire.
Résumé
Simplification of measurements and how this could help in sleep studies, especially
in vulnerable populations:
Sleep problems affect approximately 40 % of children, but in some groups of
children sleep problems are more common and treatment requires different
approaches. This symposium will discuss sleep problems in a broad range of
paediatric patients.
Prematurity affects 8-10% of all births and children born preterm are at increased
risk of sleep disordered breathing during infancy and childhood. Prof Rosemary
Horne will discuss the physiological effects of central apnoea and periodic
breathing in infancy and the consequences of obstructive sleep disordered
breathing in children born preterm.
Down syndrome is the most common genetic disorder and children with Down
syndrome are much more likely to experience sleep disorders including obstructive
sleep apnoea. Dr Jasneek Chawla will present new research on the incidence and
treatment of sleep disorders in this group. The tight association between sleep,
body temperature regulation and patterns of skin temperature change highlights
the necessity for accurate and valid assessment of skin temperatures during sleep.
Prof Patricia Franco will present the interest for OSA screening of questionnaires
and pulse transit time during polygraphy in children with Down syndrome. OSA is
frequent in this population and after OSA management, these children improve
their neurocognitive tests.
Prof Veronique Bach will present new data on this functional relationship in infants
and children it is important to identify where to best measure proximal skin
temperature and whether it is possible to reduce the number of sites of measures,
in order to limit the experimental effects in natural settings.