Sleep Architecture and Respiratory Disturbances in Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

GOH, DANIEL Y. T.; GALSTER, PATRICIA; MARCUS, CAROLE L.

doi:10.1164/ajrccm.162.2.9908058

Sleep Architecture and Respiratory Disturbances in Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Little is known regarding sleep architecture in children with the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). We hypothesized that sleep architecture was normal, and that apnea increased over the course of the night, in children with OSAS. We analyzed polysomnographic studies from 20 children with O…