The use of magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of upper airway structures in paediatric obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome: a systematic review and meta …

R Patini, M Arrica, E Di Stasio… - Dentomaxillofacial …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Objectives: A systematic review was conducted to assess the effectiveness of MRI in
evaluating upper airway structures in children affected by obstructive sleep apnoea …

MR image analytics to characterize the upper airway structure in obese children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

Y Tong, JK Udupa, S Sin, Z Liu, EP Wileyto… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Purpose Quantitative image analysis in previous research in obstructive sleep apnea
syndrome (OSAS) has focused on the upper airway or several objects in its immediate …

Effect of obesity on the respiratory parameters in children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

C Caliendo, R Femiano, GR Umano, S Martina, L Nucci… - Children, 2023 - mdpi.com
The aim of the study was to investigate how obesity can influence sleep respiratory
parameters in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in children. Methods: The study …

The utility of acoustic pharyngometry and rhinometry in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

P Bokov, M Essalhi, N Medjahdi, S Boureghda… - Sleep medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective Our objective was to evaluate the usefulness of acoustic pharyngometry and
rhinometry in assessing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome in children …

The role of animal models in developing pharmacotherapy for obstructive sleep apnea

LJ Kim, C Freire, T Fleury Curado, JC Jun… - Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a highly prevalent disease characterized by recurrent
closure of the upper airway during sleep. It has a complex pathophysiology involving four …

Effect of parapharyngeal fat on dynamic obstruction of the upper airway in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

MS Jang, HY Kim, HJ Dhong, SK Chung… - American journal of …, 2014 - atsjournals.org
The pathophysiology of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) seems to result from a
combination of predisposing anatomical and neuromuscular factors, but the exact …

Sleep-disordered breathing and comorbidities: role of the upper airway and craniofacial skeleton

LC Brennan, FJ Kirkham, JC Gavlak - Nature and Science of Sleep, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Obstructive sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), which includes primary snoring through to
obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), may cause compromise of respiratory gas …

The role of upper airway obstruction and snoring in the etiology of monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis in children

HB Karakas, MR Mazlumoglu, E Simsek - European Archives of Oto …, 2017 - Springer
This study evaluated the necessity of examining the upper airway in children with nocturnal
enuresis. 225 children (aged 5–16 years), who were referred from the urology outpatient …

Anterior nasal resistance in obese children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

S Sin, DM Wootton, JM McDonough… - The …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives/Hypothesis To evaluate nasal resistance in obese children with and without
obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), study the correlation between nasal resistance …

Association of body fat composition and obstructive sleep apnea in the elderly: a longitudinal study

M Saint Martin, F Roche, T Thomas, P Collet… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Obesity and aging are considered risk factors for developing sleep apnea
syndrome (OSA). The aim of this study was to determine the association between body fat …