Foreword | |
Preface | |
Contributors | |
Developmental Aspects of the Neural Control of Breathing | p. 1 |
Mechanisms of Chemical Synaptic Transmission in the Mature and Developing Nervous Systems | p. 16 |
The Respiratory Muscles and Chest Wall | p. 28 |
Neuromuscular Control of the Upper Airway | p. 47 |
Maturation of Breathing Control in the Fetus and Newborn Infant | p. 61 |
Thermometabolism and Cardiorespiratory Control during the Perinatal Period | p. 76 |
Maturational Aspects of Sleep from Birth through Early Childhood | p. 89 |
Ventilatory and Arousal Responses | p. 112 |
Assessing Cardiopulmonary Function during Sleep in Infants and Children | p. 125 |
Periodic Breathing | p. 142 |
Apnea of Prematurity | p. 161 |
Apparent Life-Threatening Events and Apnea of Infancy | p. 178 |
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome | p. 190 |
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome | p. 212 |
Alveolar Hypoventilation Syndromes | p. 231 |
Prolonged Expiratory Apnea and Intrapulmonary Shunting | p. 242 |
Neuromuscular Diseases | p. 251 |
Control of Breathing Problems Associated with Arnold-Chiari Malformation | p. 271 |
Sudden Infant Death and Inherited Disorders of Fatty Acid Oxidation | p. 277 |
Craniofacial Syndromes | p. 294 |
Respiratory Control in Children with Chronic Lung Disease | p. 306 |
Gastroesophageal Reflux | p. 322 |
Relationship between Obesity and Respiratory Control Abnormalities | p. 342 |
Pharmacotherapy of Respiratory Control Disorders | p. 352 |
Ventilatory Treatment at Home | p. 371 |
Diaphragm Pacing in Infants and Children | p. 386 |
Home Monitoring | p. 400 |
Index | p. 413 |
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