title: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in Thai children diagnosed by polysomnography.
abstract: Overnight polysomnography was conducted in 39 Thai children with clinically suspected obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) during the years 1994 to 1996. Eighty-five percent of these children met the polysomnographic criteria of pediatric OSAS, 42.4% among whom had severe OSAS. Male : female ratio of children with OSAS was 4.5:1. The peak age at the time of diagnosis was 3 to 4 years. The most common predisposing factor was adenoidal and tonsillar hypertrophy. Adenoidectomy and/or tonsillectomy was the most effective therapeutic option. Recovery of symptoms was observed following surgery and nasal continuous positive airway pressure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Preutthipan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suwanjutha
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chantarojanasiri
mesh_terms: D000233:Adenoidectomy; D000234:Adenoids / Q000473:pathology; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000473:pathology; D017286:Polysomnography; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014068:Tonsillectomy