Parameters of Psychoverbal Development and Sleep Structure in Preschool Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

摘要

A complex examination revealed the features of the development of higher cortical functions and sleep clinical features in preschool children with obstructive sleep apnea. Typical features were identified in the macrostructure of sleep and its cyclic organization in the children. Connective tissue dysplasia proved to act as a significant etiological factor in the pathogenesis of obstructive sleep apnea–hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) in children. The effect of OSAHS on the cognitive development of children was investigated. Ontogenetic features were identified in the formation of OSAHS in preschool children. Signs of multicomponent and multilevel dysontogenetic syndrome were observed, including distorted maturation of basic higher cortical functions and alterations of the macrostructure and cyclic organization of sleep.