Diagnosis and Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in Children.
Sleep is important for children pertaining to their physical and mental growth. Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in children has been shown to have different effects as compared to OSAS in adults, including deficits in cognition and neuropsychological functions, hyperactivity, ADHD, behavior problems, aggressive behavior, learning problems and nocturnal enuresis. Hypertrophy of the adenoids and tonsils is a major cause of OSAS in children; therefore, adenotonsillectomy may decrease the effects of OSAS pertaining to physical and mental growth. It is important to accurately diagnose and appropriately treat OSAS in children to prevent OSAS in their adulthood.
Chieko
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Tsubomatsu
Tomoko
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Shintani
Ayumi
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Abe
Ryoto
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Yajima
Nozomi
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Takahashi
Fumie
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Ito
Kenichi
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Takano
Tetsuo
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Himi
D000233:Adenoidectomy / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D017286:Polysomnography; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000379:methods*