Sleep-Disordered Breathing among Newborns with Myelomeningocele.

Shellhaas, Renée A; Kenia, Payal V; Hassan, Fauziya; Barks, John D E; Kaciroti, Niko; Chervin, Ronald D · J Pediatr · 2018

case_control · Level III

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Abstract

In a matched cohort study, we report that the apnea-hypopnea index is significantly higher in neonates with myelomeningocele (34 ± 22) compared with age-matched controls (19 ± 11; P = .021). Assessment of newborns with myelomeningocele for sleep-disordered breathing may facilitate early treatment; the impact on long-term neurodevelopment is unknown.

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