Sleep Disorders

Mountain View El Camino Hospital 2500 Grant Road Mountain View, CA 94040   Phone: (650) 736-4072 Fax: (650) 725-4884

Palo Alto Pediatric Sleep Center 401 Quarry Road, 3rd Floor Room 3303 Palo Alto, CA 94304

Services Overview

The Sleep Disorders service provides comprehensive evaluation and treatment for newborns through adolescents with disorders of sleepiness and sleeplessness, including:

• Sleep apnea
• Insomnia
• Enuresis
• Parasomnias (sleepwalking, sleeptalking and headbanging)
• Narcolepsy
• Sleep behavior problems

What to Expect

Your child's sleep study will be conducted at our Palo Alto or Mountain View location.
 
Coming to sleep clinic is like going to any other medical specialist. Your insurance may require pre-authorization which our staff may discuss with you at the time the appointment is made. You may be scheduled for an office visit initially or perhaps directly for a sleep study depending on the individual situation. During office visits, a history and physical examination will be conducted focusing on the sleep complaint. Office visits are scheduled for weekdays during the daytime.

Overnight sleep studies are scheduled 7 days a week and usually require spending 12 hours or longer at the clinic. If the child is scheduled for an overnight sleep study, a parent or guardian is expected to share the room with the child. The child should feel free to bring anything with them to make them feel comfortable and remind them of home (except pets!). Check in time is 7 pm so the child can become familiar with their bedroom. The child can go to sleep and wake up at their usual time. More details regarding the sleep test will be provided at the time the appointment is made.

Referring Health Care Providers

Please download this form (PDF) to refer a child to the Sleep Clinic. Please fax the completed form to (650) 721-2884.

Faculty 

• Ronald Ariagno, MD 
• Christian Guilleminault, MD
• Rafael Pelayo, MD
• Shannon Sullivan, MD
• Nanci Yuan, MD