Sleep-Related Breathing Disorder in Children With Vagal Nerve Stimulators

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 99-103

  Hsieh, Tauyee ^a   Chen, Maida ^b   McAfee, Amber ^b   Kifle, Yemiserach ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; VAGUS NERVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 38149061311     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2007.09.014     Document Type: Article

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