SLEEP APNEA: MANIFESTATION OR CAUSE OF SEIZURES IN CHILDREN? CASE REPORT

• Main Authors: Tamara-Marcela Marcovici (Author), Oana Belei (Author), Daniela Chiru (Author), Ramona Stroescu (Author), Giorgiana Brad (Author), Laura Olariu (Author), Otilia Marginean (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Amaltea Medical Publishing House, 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction. Sleep apnea (SA) in children is underdiagnosed. Compromising somatic development and alterated quality of life are frequently present. Central sleep apnea (CSA) may be the cause of convulsive episodes in sleep or could be their result. Polysomnography is the gold-standard of SA objecti...