Evaluation and management of children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

AC Bitners, R Arens - Lung, 2020 - Springer
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a common pediatric disorder characterized by
recurrent events of partial or complete upper airway obstruction during sleep which result in …

Epidemiology of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea

JC Lumeng, RD Chervin - Proceedings of the American Thoracic …, 2008 - atsjournals.org
Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has become widely recognized only in the last few
decades as a likely cause of significant morbidity among children. Many of the clinical …

The Generation R Study: design and cohort update 2017

MN Kooijman, CJ Kruithof, CM van Duijn… - European journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract The Generation R Study is a population-based prospective cohort study from fetal
life until adulthood. The study is designed to identify early environmental and genetic causes …

The Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children (SDSC) Construct ion and validation of an instrument to evaluate sleep disturbances in childhood and adolescence

O Bruni, S Ottaviano, V Guidetti, M Romoli… - Journal of sleep …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
To attempt a categorization of sleep disorders in children, we developed a 27 item Likert‐
type rating scale (Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children: SDSC) and assessed the …

Pediatric sleep questionnaire (PSQ): validity and reliability of scales for sleep-disordered breathing, snoring, sleepiness, and behavioral problems

RD Chervin, K Hedger, JE Dillon, KJ Pituch - Sleep medicine, 2000 - Elsevier
Objective: To develop and validate questionnaire scales that can be used in research to
investigate the presence of childhood SRBDs and prominent symptom complexes, including …

Regulation of adolescent sleep: implications for behavior

MA Carskadon, C Acebo… - Annals of the New York …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Adolescent development is accompanied by profound changes in the timing and amounts of
sleep and wakefulness. Many aspects of these changes result from altered psychosocial …

Sleep-disordered breathing and school performance in children

D Gozal - Pediatrics, 1998 - publications.aap.org
Objective. To assess the impact of sleep-associated gas exchange abnormalities (SAGEA)
on school academic performance in children. Design. Prospective study. Setting. Urban …

Obstructive sleep apnea and the prefrontal cortex: towards a comprehensive model linking nocturnal upper airway obstruction to daytime cognitive and behavioral …

DW Beebe, D Gozal - Journal of sleep research, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is accompanied by significant daytime cognitive and
behavioral deficits that extend beyond the effects of sleepiness. This article outlines a causal …

Practice parameters for the respiratory indications for polysomnography in children

RN Aurora, RS Zak, A Karippot, CI Lamm… - Sleep, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Background: There has been marked expansion in the literature and practice of pediatric
sleep medicine; however, no recent evidence-based practice parameters have been …

Clinical practice guideline: polysomnography for sleep‐disordered breathing prior to tonsillectomy in children

PS Roland, RM Rosenfeld, LJ Brooks… - … –Head and Neck …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. This guideline provides otolaryngologists with evidence‐based recommendations
for using polysomnography in assessing children, aged 2 to 18 years, with sleep‐disordered …