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Deborah Lin-Dyken, MD

Clinical Professor of Pediatrics-Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Introduction

Child safety issues, pediatric sleep disorders, relationship of gastroesophageal reflux and sleep apnea in children, sleep apnea in Down syndrome and Prader-Willi syndrome, and outcomes and impact of child development assessments.

Current Positions

  • Clinical Professor of Pediatrics - Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Education

  • BS in Biology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
  • MD in Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Resident in Pediatrics, St. Louis Children's Hospital, Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri
  • Fellow in Developmental Disabilities, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

Research Interests

  • Sleep apnea in Down syndrome and Prader-Willi syndrome
  • Relationship of gastroesophageal reflux and sleep apnea in children
  • Paralysis, twitches and REM sleep
  • Child Safety Issues
  • International and cultural differences in pediatric sleep
  • Parental estimation of sleep and actual polysomnographic sleep
  • Sleep disorders in developmental disabilities
  • Outcomes and impact of child development assessments
  • Pediatric sleep disorders

Licenses & Certifications

  • Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners
  • Diplomate, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
  • Iowa Medical License, Iowa, United States
  • Diplomate, American Board of Pediatrics

Selected Publications

  • Braaten, E. B. (Eds.) (2018). Developmental Interview. In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Intellectual and Developmental Disorders. pp. 384-385. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483392271.n126.
  • Dyken, M. E., Im, K. B., Richerson, G. B. & Lin-Dyken, D. C. (2017). Sleep and stroke. In Chokroverty, S. (Eds.) Book: Oxford Textbook of Sleep Disorders. pp. Chapter 32. Oxford Textbooks in Clinical Neurology.
  • Hanish, A. E., Lin-Dyken, D. C. & Han, J. C. (2017). Hanish AE, Lin-Dyken DC, Han JC: "PROMIS Sleep Disturbance and Sleep-Related Impairment in Adolescents: Examining Psychometrics using Self-Report and Actigraphy. Nursing Research, 66(3)246-251, May/June 2017. Nursing Research, Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. Copyright 2017 66 246-251.
  • Lin-Dyken, D. C. & Dyken, M. E. (2015). “The Evaluation of Pediatric Sleep Disorders”. In Galloway, G. M. (Eds.) Clinical Neurophysiology in Pediatrics: A Practical Approach to Neurodiagnostic Testing and Management. New York, NY: Demos Medical Publishing, LLC. DOI: e-book: 9781617052118.
  • Dyken, M., Zimmerman, M., Im, K., Lin-Dyken, D., Glenn, C., Blumberg, M., Rodnitzky, R. & Sokoloff, G. (2014). Comparing Periodic Limb Movements in Sleep in Subjects with and without Waking Paretic/Plegic Limbs (P5. 286). Neurology 82 (10 Supplement) P5. 286–P5. 286.
  • Dyken, M. E., Lin-Dyken, D. C. & Maxfield, J. (2013). Appendix: Video Vignettes. In Thomas, R. J. & Chokroverty, S. (Eds.) Atlas of Sleep Medicine, 2nd Edition. pp. 363-387. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders.
  • Lin-Dyken, D. C. (2013). Hypersomnias in Children. In Kushida, C. (Eds.) The Encyclopedia of Sleep. pp. 525-531. Waltham, MA: Academic Press.
  • Dyken, E. M., Im, K. B., Lin-Dyken, D. C. & Linton, C. (2013). Impact of Neurological Diseases. In Kushida, C. A. (Eds.) The Encyclopedia of Sleep. pp. 548-552. Waltham, MA: Academic Press.
  • Dyken, M. E., Afifi, A. K. & Lin-Dyken, D. C. (2012). Sleep-related problems in neurologic diseases. Chest 141 (2) 528–544. DOI: 10.1378/chest.11-0773. PMID: 22315121.
  • Dyken, M. E., Lin-Dyken, D. C. & Im, K. B. (2012). The relationship of obstructive sleep apnea with obesity and stroke. International Journal of Respiratory Care 17-20.