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Laryngoscope
January 2025
Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Objective: Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is a complication of pediatric solid organ transplantation. Benign adenotonsillar lymphoid hyperplasia confounds the ability to diagnose PTLD. Our aim was to identify factors that predict the presence of PTLD to inform decision-making regarding adenotonsillectomy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCleft Palate Craniofac J
January 2025
Sleep Studies Unit/Laboratory of Physiology/Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies (HRAC), Univerity of São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil.
Objective: To analyze the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children aged 6 to 12 years with nonsyndromic Robin sequence (NSRS) and in those with nonsyndromic cleft palate (NSCP). All patients presented complete cleft palate (Veau II).
Design: Cross-sectional study.
Sleep Epidemiol
December 2024
Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Background: Population-based evidence linking sleep characteristics with hearing is limited and how the associations change with age remains unknown. We aim to investigate cross-sectional associations between sleep characteristics and hearing by age in a nationally representative sample of U.S.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNat Sci Sleep
January 2025
Sleep Center, Department of Geriatric Respiratory, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Purpose: Approximately 30% of patients with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) present with masked hypertension, primarily characterized by elevated nighttime blood pressure. This study aimed to develop a hypertension prediction model tailored for primary care physicians, utilizing simple, readily available predictors derived from type IV sleep monitoring devices.
Patients And Methods: Participants were recruited from communities in Guangdong Province, China, between April and May 2021.
Brain Behav Immun Health
December 2024
Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", 00133, Rome, Italy.
Background: Interleukin-6 (IL-6) represents one of the main molecules involved in inflammatory responses, which can be altered in either patients with cognitive impairment or obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The present study aimed to evaluate serum IL-6 levels and cognitive performance in patients with severe OSA (Apnea-Hypopnea Index - AHI >30/h).
Methods: Thirty patients with severe OSA were compared to 15 controls similar in age, sex, and Body Mass Index.
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