Our Clinic
Mission
The Youthdale Child and Adolescent Sleep Centre is dedicated to the assessment and management of a variety of sleep disorders in children and adolescents. We are also actively engaged in education and research in the still growing field of paediatric sleep medicine.
Sleep Disorders
The Youthdale Child and Adolescent Sleep Centre provides assessment and treatment for a number of sleep problems including:
- Insomnia
- Daytime fatigue and sleepiness
- Snoring/Sleep Apnea
- Parasomnias (sleepwalking, night terrors)
- Nightmares
- Circadian rhythm disorders
- Narcolepsy
- Restless Leg Syndrome
- Periodic Limb movement disorder
- Nocturnal Seizures
The clinic also treats sleep problems associated with other medical and psychiatric disorders such as Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, depression, Tourettes syndrome and Prader-Willi syndrome.
Services Provided
In the fulfillment of its clinical, educational and research objectives, the Youthdale Child and Adolescent Center offers a number of services including:
- Comprehensive sleep assessments
- Comprehensive treatment and Follow-up
- Overnight polysomnography (sleep study)
- Daytime testing (MSLT and MWT)*
- Dim Light Melatonin Onset (DLMO) assays
- Performance Testing
- Educational sessions for school groups
- Professional development education
* MSLT = Multiple Sleep Latency Test, MWT = Maintenance of Wakefulness Test
