Polysomnogram Findings and Psychosocial and Academic Concerns in Children With Cleft Palate With or Without Cleft Lip.

ABSTRACT: Children born with a cleft palate with or without a cleft lip (CP±L) are at risk for sleep-disordered breathing, particularly obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). While OSA and CP±L have both been associated with higher risk for psychosocial and academic concerns, their combined risk has been understudied. This paper aimed to describe polysomnography findings and psychosocial and academic concerns among children with isolated (iCP±L) and syndrome-associated (sCP±L) clefts who had undergone primary palatoplasty. Medical records were reviewed from 2004 to 2022 for demographics, medical history, polysomnography results, and family-reported psychosocial and academic variables. Of the 694 patients with CP±L who had a palatoplasty, 147 had a polysomnogram and 82 had at least one follow-up polysomnogra

SUBMITTER: Riklin E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12020400 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature