Childhood obstructive sleep apnea associates with neuropsychological deficits and neuronal brain injury.

<h4>Background</h4>Childhood obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with neuropsychological deficits of memory, learning, and executive function. There is no evidence of neuronal brain injury in children with OSA. We hypothesized that childhood OSA is associated with neuropsychologi...

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Main Authors: Ann C Halbower, Mahaveer Degaonkar, Peter B Barker, Christopher J Earley, Carole L Marcus, Philip L Smith, M Cristine Prahme, E Mark Mahone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-08-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0030301