RT Book, Section A1 Witt, Rochelle M. A1 Liu, Wei K. A1 Dye, Thomas J. A2 Hershey, Andrew D. SR Print(0) ID 1195237380 T1 Normal Sleep and the Sleep Evaluation of Pediatric Patients T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatric Neurology YR 2023 FD 2023 PB McGraw Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781260457520 LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1195237380 RD 2024/03/28 AB Sleep is the primary brain activity of the youngest children with an estimated 9500 hours (13 months) spent in sleep by the time a child is 2 years old (as compared to 8000 hours awake).1 The sheer proportion of time young individuals spend in this state suggests its importance in appropriate development. Many have similarly argued that sleep is of particular importance in developing animals.2-5 Although the functions of sleep are still not well elucidated, roles for sleep in cognition, learning, and memory consolidation are well founded.4,6-10 It therefore stands to reason that issues of sleep may have developmental consequences, both for typically developing children and those with atypical neurodevelopment.