Obstructive sleep apnea and primary snoring in children with epilepsy

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 77-82

  Jain, Sejal V ^a   Horn, Paul S ^a,b   Simakajornboon, Narong ^a   Glauser, Tracy A ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

apnea; polytherapy; seizures; sleep disorder; snoring; uncontrolled epilepsy

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; CLONAZEPAM; ETIRACETAM; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PRIMIDONE; RUFINAMIDE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KETOGENIC DIET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIMARY SNORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SNORING;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SNORING; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84871600584     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073812440326     Document Type: Article

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