title: A 15-year-old boy with snoring and molar tooth sign.
abstract: A 15-year-old boy presented for evaluation of snoring and sleep-disordered breathing. The parents noted that the patient snored every night and that he had episodes when he stopped breathing, ending with gasping for air. He had no history of sleep walking, night terrors, tongue biting, or seizures. The patient had two healthy siblings, but he had a history of intellectual disability and developmental delay. The patient had a history of adenotonsillectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Disorders Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY. Electronic address: karim.elkersh@louisville.edu.
authors.forename: Karim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: El-Kersh
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Sleep Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
authors.forename: Egambaram
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Senthilvel
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D000293:Adolescent; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000002:abnormalities; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005124:Eye Abnormalities / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D052177:Kidney Diseases, Cystic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008963:Molar; D017286:Polysomnography; D012160:Retina / Q000002:abnormalities*; D012913:Snoring / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*