Successful upper airway stimulation therapy in an adult Down syndrome patient with severe obstructive sleep apnea.
CONCLUSION: Research on the long-term effectiveness of UAS therapy in a larger group of patients with DS is needed. However, based on the available literature and our presented case, respiration-synchronized electrostimulation of the hypoglossal nerve using UAS therapy may have a potential value in well-selected OSA patients with DS who are non-compliant to CPAP therapy.
PMID: 30430373 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Sleep and Breathing - Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Van de Perck E, Beyers J, Dieltjens M, Op de Beeck S, Verbraecken J, Van de Heyning P, Boudewyns A, Vanderveken OM Tags: Sleep Breath Source Type: research
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