Obstructive sleep-disordered breathing in children: assessment and treatment at Arkansas Children's Hospital.
Obstructive sleep-disordered breathing is associated with upper airway obstruction during sleep, which negatively affects sleep quality, ventilation, and/or oxygenation. The condition affects 2-11% of children. In this paper we discuss the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical features, diagnosis, and management of obstructive sleep-disordered breathing in children and provide a brief overview of the Arkansas Children's Hospital Sleep Disorder Center.
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D000465:Algorithms; D001131:Arkansas; D002648:Child; D003663:Decision Trees; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*