Sleep Center What is a sleep disorder? What to expect How much sleep does your child need? Related links Neurology clinic Neurophysiology         Studies show that 37 percent of children, kindergarten through 4th grade, suffer from at least one sleep-related problem.

The Texas Children’s Sleep Center is one of the few accredited centers in the country specializing in pediatric sleep disorders. The Center provides diagnostic evaluation and treatment for children with all types of sleep disorders and is accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

Common sleep disorders in children include problems falling asleep or staying asleep, respiratory problems during sleep, sleep walking and abnormal movements during sleep. Less common problems include narcolepsy and other disorders of excessive daytime sleepiness, seizures during sleep and other medical and neurological problems that affect sleep.

Neurology and neurophysiology specialists use a variety of resources including the sleep laboratory and numerous pediatric subspecialists to provide multidisciplinary care. Patient self-referral and physician referrals are accepted.