Sleep opstructive apnea syndrome in children

Abstract

Sleep opstructive apnea syndrome (SOAS) is respiration disorder which leads to partial or complete opstruction of upper respiratory pathways, preventing normal lung aeration and obstructing normal sleep pattern. Clinically, it's manifested by habitual snoring, often joined with sleep malfunction, and signs of strenuous breathing during sleep, and also with different neurobehavioral problems which occurs during daytime. Unrecognized and untreated SOAS can leads to permanent, even life-threatening consequences. Every patient with respiration problems during sleep should be subjected to polysomnographic (PSG) examination during night.

Keywords

• apnea
• risk factors
• polysomnography