Cerebral Blood Flow Response to Hypercapnia in Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Conclusions:Children with OSAS and snorers have blunted CBF response to hypercapnia during wakefulness compared to controls. Noninvasive DCS blood flow measurements of hypercapnic reactivity offer insights into physiopathology of OSAS in children, which could lead to further understanding about the central nervous system complications of OSAS.Citation:Busch DR, Lynch JM, Winters ME, McCarthy AL, Newland JJ, Ko T, Cornaglia MA, Radcliffe J, McDonough JM, Samuel J, Matthews E, Xiao R, Yodh AG, Marcus CL, Licht DJ, Tapia IE. Cerebral blood flow response to hypercapnia in children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. SLEEP 2016;39(1):209–216.
Source: Sleep - Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research