Inflammatory Biomarkers for Children with Sleep Disorders

ISBN-13: 9786204205274 / Angielski / Miękka / 84 str.

Nagashree Prabhu; Vabitha Shetty; Manju R

Opis

Sleep disorders in children is a highly prevalent problem, which has significant medical, psychological and social consequences. However they are under diagnosed and underreported. Gold standard diagnostic tool for sleep disorders is overnight polysomnography, however it has a few disadvantages. Hence the need for the development of simple, cheap and reliable diagnostic tool and a special interest has centered around biomarkers. This book gives an overview on various diagnostic methods, role of inflammatory biomarkers in sleep disorders and various inflammatory biomarkers used in the diagnosis of sleep disorders in children.

O autorze

Prabhu, NagashreeDr. Nagashree Prabhu is currently a postgraduate student in the Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry at AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences