• Adolesc Med State Art Rev · Dec 2010

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    Diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea in adolescents.

    • Casey J Burg and Norman R Friedman.
    • University of Colorado, School of Medicine, The Children's Hospital and National Jewish Health, 13123 East 16th Avenue, Box B395, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA. burg.casey@tchden.org
    • Adolesc Med State Art Rev. 2010 Dec 1; 21 (3): 457-79, viii.

    AbstractSleep-disordered breathing is very common and is associated with poor health and cognitive outcomes in children and adolescents. Its prevalence is between 2% and 4% of the population this group. Problems such as life-threatening events, failure to thrive, cardiovascular insult, poor cognition, poor school performance, and psychiatric/behavioral problems have been reported. This chapter will outline how to diagnose and treat adolescents with sleep apnea.

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