The obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) occurs in patients of all ages, from the
premature infant to the elderly. Much remains unknown about the pathophysiology of the …

The obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a common and serious condition during
childhood. Its pathophysiology remains poorly understood. Although OSAS is related to …

Sleep-disordered breathing is a common and serious cause of metabolic, cardiovascular,
and neurocognitive morbidity in children. The spectrum of obstructive sleep-disordered …

The obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), is a common cause of morbidity during
childhood. Childhood OSAS usually stems from adenotonsillar hypertrophy. OSAS in infants …

Normal children have a smaller upper airway than adults, but, nevertheless, snore less and
have less apnea. We have previously shown that normal children have an upper airway that …

Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was initially described in 1976. In 1981, Dr.
Guilleminault emphasized that pediatric OSA was different from the clinical presentation …

Abnormal central regulation of upper airway muscles may contribute to the pathophysiology
of the childhood obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). We hypothesized that this was …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common and serious cause of metabolic,
cardiovascular, and neurocognitive morbidity in children. The essential feature of OSA is …

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is increasingly recognized in the pediatric
population. It is characterized by a combination of partial upper airway obstruction and …

Upper airway resistant syndrome (UARS) is more common in children than is obstructive
sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Age will color the symptoms associated with the syndrome …