Obstructive sleep apnea in children with epilepsy: Prospective pilot trial

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Jain, S V ^a   Simakajornboon, S ^b   Shapiro, S M ^c   Morton, L D ^c   Leszczyszyn, D J ^c   Simakajornboon, N ^a  

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

^b Neurological Institute of Thailand   (Thailand)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Obstructive sleep apnea; Refractory epilepsy; Sleep disorders

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; ETHOSUXIMIDE; ETIRACETAM; FELBAMATE; LAMOTRIGINE; NITRAZEPAM; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN; TIAGABINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; ZONISAMIDE;

ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOTE; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84155187406     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2011.01506.x     Document Type: Note

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