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| Year : 2017 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 39-45 |
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Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea: A short review of clinical aspects
Christian Guilleminault1, Yu-Shu Huang2
1 Division of Sleep Medicine, Stanford University, Redwood City, CA, USA
2 Child Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Medical College, Linkou, Taiwan, ROC
Correspondence Address:
Christian Guilleminault
Division of Sleep Medicine, Stanford University, 450 Broadway Street, MC 5704, Redwood City, CA 94063
USA
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DOI: 10.4103/prcm.prcm_7_17
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This report reviews the historical developments leading to recognition of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea. It briefly summarized the rationale why the upper airway becomes at risk of collapsibility during sleep. It also reviews the complaints that vary with age. It emphasizes points of the examination that must be systematically look for. The report reviews the variables to monitor, to look for, and to be analyzed, and patterns not often looked at but that disturb sleep and lead to complaints and symptoms in sleep polysomnography. |
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