title: [Effect of adenotomy on mental performance of children with adenoid vegetations].
abstract: Mental capacity, assessed by several anamnestic questions, was improved by adenoidectomy in 46 children with adenoid vegetations and was influenced by hypoxic episodes during sleep. Hypoxic desaturations during sleep can be predicted by 5 anamnestic and clinical parameters (specificity 70%, sensitivity 85%).
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinderheilkunde, Universitätsklinikums Carl Gustav Carus der TU Dresden, Deutschland.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Paditz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Knauth
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Baerthold
mesh_terms: D000233:Adenoidectomy; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology*; D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall / Q000502:physiology*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012894:Sleep Stages / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen