Article
The prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in symptomatic patients with syndromic craniosynostosis.
International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery - 1 Feb 2016
Inverso G, Brustowicz K A, Katz E, Padwa B L
Abstract excerpt
The reported prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients with syndromic craniosynostosis (SCS) varies due to inconsistent definitions of OSA, lack of uniform diagnostic testing, and different mixes of syndromic diagnoses. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of OSA in symptomatic patients with SCS, and to determine whether this differs by phenotypic diagnosis. A retrospective...
Topics
- Child
- Craniosynostoses
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Phenotype
- Polysomnography
- Prevalence
- Retrospective Studies
- Severity of Illness Index
- Sleep Apnea, Obstructive