TY - JOUR
T1 - Obstructive sleep apnea in children
AU - Marcus, C. L.
AU - Loughlin, G. M.
N1 - Funding Information:
From the Eudowood Division of Pediatric Respiratory Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. Dr Marcus was supported, in part, by NIH CAP grant RR-00052, Pediatric Clinical Research Center, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; and the American Lung Association of Maryland, Timonium, MD. Dr Loughlin was supported, in part, by PCRU grant RR-O0052, Pediatric Clinical Research Center, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD. Address reprint requests to Carole L. Marcus, MD, Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Park 316, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287-2533. Copyright 9 1996 by W.B. Saunders Company 1071-9091/96/0301-000455.00/0
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - The obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is a common cause of morbidity during childhood. Childhood obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is usually secondary to adenotonsillar hypertrophy. Other risk factors include craniofacial anomalies, obesity, and neuromuscular disease. Symptoms include snoring and difficulty breathing during sleep. Definitive diagnosis is made by polysomnography. Normative polysomnographic parameters vary with age; thus age-appropriate norms must he used. In contrast to adults, children often manifest a pattern of persistent partial airway obstruction during sleep, rather than cyclical, discrete obstructive apneas. Most children are cured by tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. However, some children require further therapy, such as continuous positive airway pressure.
AB - The obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is a common cause of morbidity during childhood. Childhood obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is usually secondary to adenotonsillar hypertrophy. Other risk factors include craniofacial anomalies, obesity, and neuromuscular disease. Symptoms include snoring and difficulty breathing during sleep. Definitive diagnosis is made by polysomnography. Normative polysomnographic parameters vary with age; thus age-appropriate norms must he used. In contrast to adults, children often manifest a pattern of persistent partial airway obstruction during sleep, rather than cyclical, discrete obstructive apneas. Most children are cured by tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. However, some children require further therapy, such as continuous positive airway pressure.
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U2 - 10.1016/S1071-9091(96)80025-8
DO - 10.1016/S1071-9091(96)80025-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 8795838
AN - SCOPUS:0029997629
SN - 1071-9091
VL - 3
SP - 23
EP - 28
JO - Seminars in Pediatric Neurology
JF - Seminars in Pediatric Neurology
IS - 1
ER -