Obstructive sleep apnea in children: a critical update

HL Tan, D Gozal… - Nature and science of …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children is a highly prevalent disorder caused by a
conglomeration of complex pathophysiological processes, leading to recurrent upper airway …

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in children: diagnostic challenges

C Lynn Rosen - Sleep, 1996 - academic.oup.com
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is increasingly recognized in the pediatric
population. It is characterized by a combination of partial upper airway obstruction and …

Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in children: do we really know how?

AJ Lipton, D Gozal - Sleep medicine reviews, 2003 - Elsevier
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a frequent, albeit underdiagnosed problem in
children. If left untreated, OSAS may lead to substantial morbidities affecting multiple target …

Evaluation and management of children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

AC Bitners, R Arens - Lung, 2020 - Springer
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a common pediatric disorder characterized by
recurrent events of partial or complete upper airway obstruction during sleep which result in …

Snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea in children: why should we treat?

D Gozal, LM O'Brien - Paediatric Respiratory Reviews, 2004 - Elsevier
Frequent and loud snoring is a very frequent condition in prepubertal children affecting
approximately 10% of all 2–8 year old children. If polysomnographical evaluations are …

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in children

R Tauman, D Gozal - Expert review of respiratory medicine, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The clinical syndrome of obstructive sleep apnea (OSAS) in children is a distinct, yet
somewhat overlapping disorder with the condition that occurs in adults, such that the clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) in children: an update

S Savini, A Ciorba, C Bianchini, F Stomeo… - Acta …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
SUMMARY OSA is a condition characterised by episodes of complete or partial obstruction
of the upper airway, associated with blood-gas changes and atypical sleep patterns. Early …

[HTML][HTML] Pathophysiology of childhood obstructive sleep apnea: current concepts

CL Marcus - Respiration physiology, 2000 - Elsevier
The obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a common and serious condition during
childhood. Its pathophysiology remains poorly understood. Although OSAS is related to …

Inflammation and sleep disordered breathing in children: a state‐of‐the‐art review

AD Goldbart, A Tal - Pediatric pulmonology, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) represents a spectrum of breathing disorders, ranging
from snoring to obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), that disrupt nocturnal respiration …

Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

ES Katz, CM D'Ambrosio - Clinics in chest medicine, 2010 - chestmed.theclinics.com
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common and serious cause of metabolic,
cardiovascular, and neurocognitive morbidity in children. The essential feature of OSA is …