NEUROCOGNITIVE DEFICITS IN MORBIDLY OBESE CHILDREN WITH OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP-APNEA

Authors
RHODES SK SHIMODA KC WAID LR ONEIL PM OEXMANN MJ COLLOP NA WILLI SM
Citation
Sk. Rhodes et al., NEUROCOGNITIVE DEFICITS IN MORBIDLY OBESE CHILDREN WITH OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP-APNEA, The Journal of pediatrics, 127(5), 1995, pp. 741-744
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
The Journal of pediatrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223476
Volume
127
Issue
5
Year of publication
1995
Pages
741 - 744
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3476(1995)127:5<741:NDIMOC>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Neurocognitive abilities were measured in 14 morbidly obese children, five of whom had obstructive sleep apnea as determined by polysomnogra phy. As in adults, children with obstructive sleep apnea had deficits in learning, memory, and vocabulary, Moreover, apneic/hypopneic events were inversely related to memory and learning performance among the e ntire sample.