Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome in children
Sleep-related breathing disorders in children are a clinical problem which is more and more often diagnosed by doctors nowadays. They can be the basis for diagnosing obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome that causes a number of complications: lowering the quality of life, behavioural problems, complic...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Medical Communications Sp. z o.o.
2016-09-01
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| Series: | Pediatria i Medycyna Rodzinna |
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| Online Access: | http://www.pimr.pl/index.php/issues/2016-vol-12-no-3/obstructive-sleep-apnoea-syndrome-in-children?aid=966 |
| Summary: | Sleep-related breathing disorders in children are a clinical problem which is more and more often diagnosed by doctors
nowadays. They can be the basis for diagnosing obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome that causes a number of complications:
lowering the quality of life, behavioural problems, complications involving cardiovascular system. The incidence of obstructive
sleep apnoea syndrome in the paediatric population is estimated to be at the level of 2%. The symptoms of obstructive sleep
apnoea syndrome can be divided into daytime and night ones. Night symptoms in children include: snoring, apnoea,
breathing with open mouth (both during the day and at night), dry tongue and mouth during sleep, agitated sleep in unnatural
positions. Among daytime symptoms of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome there are: irritability, aggressiveness, hyperactivity,
attention deficit disorder, delayed development and growth pattern (mainly failure to thrive), learning problems, morning
headaches. Parents often do not connect the night and daytime symptoms with the possible development of obstructive sleep
apnoea syndrome in their children. The main predisposing factor of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome in children
is adenotonsillar hypertrophy. Effective and in most cases preferred treatment for the management of obstructive sleep
apnoea syndrome in children is adenotonsillectomy. Polysomnography and polygraphy are diagnostic tools helpful
in the study of sleep-related disorders. The objective of this study was to systematise the knowledge on the epidemiology,
aetiology, clinical image and prevention of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome in children. |
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| ISSN: | 1734-1531 2451-0742 |