Sleep Center
Children's Center at Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento
A good night's sleep is vital to a child's ability to grow and learn. Many children suffer from conditions that affect their ability to rest properly, which can cause mental and behavior problems, as well as medical conditions. To understand why a child is not sleeping properly, Sutter Children's Services provides a sleep center designed for children. The sleep center performs diagnostic services to locate behavioral and physical causes of sleeplessness and work with the family on a treatment plan.
Conditions explored include:
- Behavioral problems
- Circadian rhythm disorders
- Excessive daytime sleepiness
- Narcolepsy
- Nightmares
- Parasomnias
- Restless-leg syndrome
- Sleep apnea
- Sleep walking
Sleep studies are performed on infants through adolescents and may include an overnight stay accompanied by a parent. Once the cause is pinpointed, pediatric neurologists, pediatric surgeons, and other specialists provide a treatment plan that addresses the cause appropriately.
Examples of sleep disorder symptoms in children:
- Is your child tired and sleepy during the day?
- Does your child stay awake in bed, unable to fall asleep?
- Does your child have difficulty paying attention during the day?
- Does your child snore regularly?
- Does the child have nightmares, excessive night time awakenings or poor sleep quality?
- Does the child have leg discomfort while falling asleep?
- Does your child shake, move or twitch excessively when asleep?
- Does your child suffer from daily headaches or dizziness with no other identifiable medical problems?
See a sleep specialist when childhood sleep disorders are interfering with the family’s or the child’s daytime activities or the child’s sleep problems are a cause of distress to the child or the family.
Our pediatric sleep specialists include:
Services are provided through referral from a child's pediatrician or family practice doctor.
Sutter Sleep Disorder Centers
Sutter Sleep Disorders Centers is the only sleep center in Northern California that specializes in diagnosing and treating sleep problems in children. Our program is uniquely designed with children in mind – including our specially designed private rooms with smaller beds and cribs, physicians and technologists specifically trained in pediatric sleep disorders, and treatment protocols specifically designed for children. For more information about the Sutter Sleep Disorders Centers, call 916-646-3300.
The Sutter Sleep Disorders Centers are accredited by the Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM).
Outpatient services provide care to children with medical conditions that require ongoing treatment, education and support. For information on our outpatient Pediatric pulmonary care services, visit the Pediatric Pulmonary Services page.
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