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Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea is a sleep-related breathing disorder in which a child's upper airway becomes repeatedly blocked during sleep, leading to pauses in breathing, fragmented sleep, and reduced oxygen levels. Research published in Sleep And Sleep Disorder Research has examined obstructive sleep apnea ac…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 8 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 38× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2574-4518 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea is a sleep-related breathing disorder in which a child's upper airway becomes repeatedly blocked during sleep, leading to pauses in breathing, fragmented sleep, and reduced oxygen levels. Research published in Sleep And Sleep Disorder Research has examined obstructive sleep apnea across multiple contexts relevant to understanding its occurrence and management in diverse populations. The journal has published work on treatment approaches including expiratory positive airway pressure nasal devices, exploring the physiological principles underlying their use and their limitations. Notably, research has investigated obstructive sleep apnea prevalence in individuals with Down syndrome through meta-analytic review, addressing a population at elevated risk for this condition. Additional studies have explored connections between obstructive sleep apnea and other medical conditions, including cervical osteophytosis and type 2 diabetes mellitus, as well as examining sleep disorders more broadly in pediatric populations through systematic reviews of narcolepsy. The journal has also addressed methodological considerations for objectively measuring sleep quality, which is fundamental to diagnosing and assessing treatment outcomes in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea. This body of work contributes to understanding how obstructive sleep apnea manifests across different patient populations and the range of approaches available for its assessment and treatment.

Research published in this journal

8 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 8 articles above have been cited 38 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Sleep And Sleep Disorder Research (ISSN 2574-4518).

Journal editorial board
Dragos Octavian Palade · Romania Mauro Manconi · Switzerland Karim Sedky · United States

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