An algorithm for the differential diagnosis of daytime sleepiness in childhood

The physiologic and psychologic basis of sleep ontogeny during childhood [12] and the clinical and pathophysiological variety of sleep disturbances in children [13] lead to a broad spectrum of disorders summarized in the International Classification of Sleep Disorders (2nd edition 2005, ICSD-2 [3]). Thus, in the practice of pediatric sleep medicine the question arises, how to perform a comprehensive and economically adequate diagnostic work-up of sleep-related problems in infants, children and adolescents with respect to limited resources concerning sleep ambulances and sleep laboratories for children. Algorithmus zur Differenzialdiagnostik der Tagesmüdigkeit im Kindesalter