Relative rather than absolute macroglossia in patients with Down syndrome: Implications for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1062-1067

  Guimaraes, Carolina V A ^a   Donnelly, Lane F ^a   Shott, Sally R ^a   Amin, Raouf S ^a   Kalra, Maninder ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Macroglossia; MR sleep study; Sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MACROGLOSSIA; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MOUTH CAVITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OROPHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TONGUE;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACROGLOSSIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 51649097590     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-008-0941-7     Document Type: Article

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