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. 2018 Mar:194:244-247.e1.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.10.070. Epub 2017 Dec 6.

Sleep-Disordered Breathing among Newborns with Myelomeningocele

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Sleep-Disordered Breathing among Newborns with Myelomeningocele

Renée A Shellhaas et al. J Pediatr. 2018 Mar.

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.

Keywords: central sleep apnea; neonatal; obstructive sleep apnea; polysomnography; spina bifida.

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Apnea Hypopnea Index (AHI) distribution for 19 neonates with myelomeningocele compared with 19 age-matched neonates who required intensive care but did not have congenital malformations.

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