Objectives The objectives of this study were to confirm the efficacy of rapid maxillary expansion
in children with moderate adenotonsillar hypertrophy in a larger sample and to evaluate …

Purpose Rapid maxillary expansion (RME) is an additional treatment in pediatric obstructive
sleep apnea (OSA). The aim of this study was to present data about the outcome of …

OBJECTIVE: To analyze sleep architecture and NREM sleep instability by means of the
cyclic alternating pattern (CAP) in children with benign epilepsy with rolandic spikes (BERS). …

Background Recent evidence has emphasized the role of a short lingual frenulum in the
pathogenesis of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in childhood. The oral dysfunction induced …

Objective To describe the ictal polysomnographic features of a patient with Panayiotopoulos
syndrome, a peculiar epileptic syndrome characterized by infrequent, often single, …

The relationship between migraines and allergies is controversial. Though they are
epidemiologically linked, the underlying pathophysiological connection between them remains …

The sleep clinical record (SCR) may be a valid method for detecting children with obstructive
sleep apnoea (OSA). This study aimed to evaluate whether there were differences in SCR …

The relationship between migraines and allergies is controversial. Though they are
epidemiologically linked, the underlying pathophysiological connection between them remains …

Objective Airway oxidative stress and inflammation are likely to be involved in sleep disordered
breathing (SDB) in children. We aimed to measure concentrations of 8-isoprostane (8-…

Background: local and systemic inflammatory markers and pro-inflammatory cytokines are
increased in children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Thus, systemic or …