Departments of Neurology, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USA.
Comprehensive Sleep Medicine Program, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USA.
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2022;1384:63-78. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-06413-5_5.
Obstructive sleep apnea is a highly prevalent disease across the lifespan and imposes substantial morbidities, some of which may become irreversible if the condition is not diagnosed and treated in a timely fashion. Here, we focus on the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea, describe some of the elements that by virtue of their presence facilitate the emergence of disrupted sleep and breathing and its downstream consequences, and also discuss the potential approaches to diagnosis in at-risk children.
阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停在整个生命周期中都非常普遍，会导致严重的疾病，其中一些疾病如果不能及时诊断和治疗，可能会变得不可逆转。在这里，我们重点介绍儿童阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停的临床和流行病学特征，描述一些由于其存在而导致睡眠和呼吸中断及其下游后果的因素，并讨论对高危儿童进行诊断的潜在方法。
