Como afecta as crianças e pode normalmente ser tratada então isso deve tornar-se uma prioridade:
http://m.economictimes.com/magazines/panache/parents-take-note-disturbed-sleep-can-affect-your-childs-mental-skills-behaviour/articleshow/57705243.cms
Citação:
"Obstructive sleep apnea is a common sleep disturbance which affects up to five per cent of all children.
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Further, there is also a strong connection between sleep apnea and the loss of neurons or delayed neuronal growth in the developing brain.
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For this study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, the team evaluated sleep patterns of 16 children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
Each child also went through neuro-cognitive testing and had his or her brain scanned with non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
They found reductions in the volume of gray matter in multiple regions of the brains of children with disrupted sleep.
These included the frontal cortices -- which handle movement, problem solving, memory, language, judgement and impulse control -- the prefrontal cortices -- complex behaviours, planning, personality -- parietal cortices -- integrating sensory input -- temporal lobe -- hearing and selective listening -- and the brainstem -- controlling cardiovascular and respiratory functions. "
