Biomechanics of the soft-palate in sleep apnea patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome
Highly compliant tissue supporting the pharynx and low muscle tone enhance the possibility of upper airway occlusion in children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The present study describes subject-specific computational modeling of flow-induced velopharyngeal narrowing in a female child with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) with OSA and a non-OSA control. Anatomically accurate three-dimensional geometries of the upper airway and soft-palate were reconstructed for both subjects using magnetic resonance (MR) images.
Source: Journal of Biomechanics - Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Dhananjay Radhakrishnan Subramaniam, Raanan Arens, Mark E. Wagshul, Sanghun Sin, David M. Wootton, Ephraim J. Gutmark Source Type: research
More News: Biomedical Science | Children | Obstructive Sleep Apnea | Ovaries | Polycystic Ovary Syndrome | Sleep Apnea | Sleep Disorders | Sleep Medicine | Study