Effectiveness of the sleep apnea-specific hypoxic burden and sleep breathing impairment index in assessing cognitive impairment in children with obstructive sleep apnea

PurposeThis study investigated cognitive impairment in children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) by evaluating the utility of sleep apnea-specific hypoxic burden (SASHB) and sleep breathing impairment index (SBII) compared to the obstructive apnea-hypopnea index (OAHI).MethodsA retrospective analy...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Pediatrics
Main Authors:	Simin Zhu, Yanuo Zhou, Chendi Lu, Zitong Wang, Lina Ma, Xiaoxin Niu, Yushan Xie, Zihan Xia, Yonglong Su, Yuqi Yuan, Jiayi Yang, Rui Lu, Xinru Lv, Wei Hou, Yani Feng, Xiaoyong Ren, Yewen Shi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-07-01
Subjects:	sleep apnea-specific hypoxic burden sleep breathing impairment index children OSA cognition impairment obstructive apnea-hypopnea index
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2025.1628961/full