Uso da telerradiografia em norma lateral como auxiliar no diagnostico dos disturbios obstrutivos respiratorios do sono em crianças com TDA/H / Diagnosis of obstrutive respiratory sleep disorders by standard lateral teleradiography in children with ADHD

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2009

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: Diagnosis of Obstructive Respiratory Sleep Disorders by Standard Lateral Teleradiography in Children with ADHD. Obstructive Respiratory Sleep Disorders (ORSD) have been associated with attention deficit and hyperactivity in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). This purpose of this work is to use standard lateral teleradiography as an auxiliary in the diagnosis of obstructed areas of the airway passages and orofacial atresias related to ORSD. Methods: The subjects of this research were diagnosed by the Neuro-difficulties Outpatient Teaching Clinic at the Clinical Hospital of Campinas State University, and were referred for inclusion and exclusion. Twenty-three 7 to 13 year-olds (mean age: 9.65) were included, 4 girls (17.39%) and 19 boys (82.61%). Two X-rays were taken of each child, one in dental occlusion and the other at mandibular rest, to measure smaller empty spaces of the airway passages for a Pearson correlation. Results: In 20 subjects, the pharyngeal tonsils showed a volume of 30 to 54%, and among the other subjects, 3 showed 54 to 90%. The Pearson correlation was -0.75 for augmented pharyngeal tonsils with the atresic void in the upper nasopharynx, i.e., the augmented pharyngeal tonsil leads to a reduction of the linear space between the retropharynx and the upper part of the soft palate, which impairs the nasal air passage. A Pearson correlation of +0.47 with augmented pharyngeal tonsils indicated a slight increase in the linear empty space between the retropharynx and the dorsal tongue, which may contribute to oral respiration. Twenty-one children presented low tongue apex and the entire group showed palatine tonsil hypertrophy and maxillary atresia, which contribute to ORSDs. These findings suggest that standard lateral teleradiography is inexpensive, noninvasive, easy to carry out, and can facilitate the diagnosis of areas subject to ORSD-related obstruction by means of interdisciplinary odontological and otorhinolaryngological management when applied to children and adolescents with ADHD

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disturbio da falta de atenção com hiperatividade disturbios do sono - diagnóstico sleep disorders adhd sono

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