Sleep Apnoea
| OSA syndrome in children
Verhulst S.L., De Backer W.
Eur Respir Mon 2010; 50: 104-120 |  |  |  | | | | | | | | |
Abstract| Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is frequently encountered in children, with an estimated prevalence of 1–4%. Childhood OSA is a different entity compared to OSA in adults. Adenotonsillar hypertrophy is the most common anatomical risk factor. Obesity is increasingly becoming an important risk factor for childhood OSA, although the exact risk mechanisms by which obesity results in an increased prevalence of OSA syndrome remain to be defined. Polysomnography remains the golden standard in the diagno... [View all] |
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