Children with Down syndrome and mild OSA: treatment with medication versus observation | Zendy

Wenwen Yu | Zendy; Kathleen M. Sarber | Zendy; Javier J.M. Howard | Zendy; Guixia Huang | Zendy; Md Monir Hossain | Zendy; Christine H. Heubi | Zendy; Xiaofeng Lu | Zendy; Narong Simakajornboon | Zendy

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Children with Down syndrome and mild OSA: treatment with medication versus observation

Author(s) -

Wenwen Yu,

Kathleen M. Sarber,

Javier J.M. Howard,

Guixia Huang,

Md Monir Hossain,

Christine H. Heubi,

Xiaofeng Lu,

Narong Simakajornboon

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

journal of clinical sleep medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529

H-Index - 92

eISSN - 1550-9397

pISSN - 1550-9389

DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.8358

Subject(s) - medicine , pediatrics , physical therapy

Children with Down syndrome (DS) have a high prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Anti-inflammatory medications have been shown to be an effective treatment for mild OSA in otherwise healthy children. However, the efficacy in children with DS and mild OSA has not been investigated. Our aim was to examine the polysomnographic changes of children with DS and mild OSA treated with medication.

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