A CLINICAL CASE OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA IN A 6-YEAR-OLD CHILD
https://doi.org/10.15690/vsp.v11i2.232
Abstract
Approximately 25% of children have some problems with sleep, from difficulties with falling asleep to more severe problems, such as apnea. The most common sleep disorder in children is obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome. The author represents a clinical case of a 6-year old boy with obstructive sleep apnea diagnosed by polysomnography method. The clinical signs of sleep apnea, methods of diagnostics of this disorder and evaluation of treatment efficacy are discussed in the study.
About the Author
E. A. Abashidze
Scientific Centre of Children Health RAMS, Moscow
Russian Federation
Eka Amiranovna Abashidze, postgraduate of the 3rd educational year, physician of the Department of Instrumental and Laboratory Diagnostics of Consultant and Diagnosis Centre of Preventive Pediatrics and Remedial Treatment of SCCH of RAMS
Russian Federation
Eka Amiranovna Abashidze, postgraduate of the 3rd educational year, physician of the Department of Instrumental and Laboratory Diagnostics of Consultant and Diagnosis Centre of Preventive Pediatrics and Remedial Treatment of SCCH of RAMS
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Abashidze E.A. A CLINICAL CASE OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA IN A 6-YEAR-OLD CHILD. Current Pediatrics. 2012;11(2):166-168. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.15690/vsp.v11i2.232
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