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Sleep . 8: paediatric obstructive sleep apnoea. 2005

G M Nixon, and R T Brouillette

Department of Pediatrics, Montréal Children's Hospital, 2300 rue Tupper, Montréal, Québec H3H 1P3, Canada.

In the past 25 years there has been increasing recognition of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) as a common condition of childhood. Morbidity includes impairment of growth, cardiovascular complications, learning impairment, and behavioural problems. Diagnosis and treatment of this condition in children differs in many respects from that in adults. We review here the key features of paediatric OSA, highlighting differences from adult OSA, and suggest future directions for research.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011379	Prognosis	A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations.	Prognostic Factor,Prognostic Factors,Factor, Prognostic,Factors, Prognostic,Prognoses
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D017286	Polysomnography	Simultaneous and continuous monitoring of several parameters during sleep to study normal and abnormal sleep. The study includes monitoring of brain waves, to assess sleep stages, and other physiological variables such as breathing, eye movements, and blood oxygen levels which exhibit a disrupted pattern with sleep disturbances.	Monitoring, Sleep,Somnography,Polysomnographies,Sleep Monitoring,Somnographies
D020181	Sleep Apnea, Obstructive	A disorder characterized by recurrent apneas during sleep despite persistent respiratory efforts. It is due to upper airway obstruction. The respiratory pauses may induce HYPERCAPNIA or HYPOXIA. Cardiac arrhythmias and elevation of systemic and pulmonary arterial pressures may occur. Frequent partial arousals occur throughout sleep, resulting in relative SLEEP DEPRIVATION and daytime tiredness. Associated conditions include OBESITY; ACROMEGALY; MYXEDEMA; micrognathia; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; adenotonsilar dystrophy; and NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p395)	Obstructive Sleep Apnea,Upper Airway Resistance Sleep Apnea Syndrome,Apnea, Obstructive Sleep,OSAHS,Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome,Sleep Apnea Hypopnea Syndrome,Sleep Apnea Syndrome, Obstructive,Syndrome, Obstructive Sleep Apnea,Syndrome, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive,Syndrome, Upper Airway Resistance, Sleep Apnea,Apneas, Obstructive Sleep,Obstructive Sleep Apneas,Sleep Apneas, Obstructive
D020921	Sleep Arousal Disorders	Sleep disorders characterized by impaired arousal from the deeper stages of sleep (generally stage III or IV sleep).	Arousal Disorders, Sleep,Confusional Arousals,Arousal Disorder, Sleep,Arousal, Confusional,Arousals, Confusional,Confusional Arousal,Sleep Arousal Disorder

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