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Abstract

Presentation summary: During her 90-minute lecture, Dr. Kuhta highlighted several key points which helped emphasize the importance of this issue in many of our pediatric patients. Those in attendance learned that sleep disordered breathing may occur on a spectrum and not every patient will have obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA. That said, up to 3% of children may have OSA, and many cases go undiagnosed. OSA in children means a child stops breathing for ten seconds once per hour. This deficiency can result in changes in brain function, which can lead to brain damage. It is also important to note that even patients who have sleep disordered breathing and not OSA can have brain changes. However, if these issues are detected and treated, the damage can be reversible over 12 months. The key to making the diagnosis that leads to being able to treat the disorder is to identify growth discrepancies and ask pertinent questions about the child’s symptoms.

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