A D Baugh1, W Wooten2, B Chapman3, A F Drake4, B V Vaughn5. 1. Department of Surgery, Michigan State University, United States. 2. Pediatric Specialty Care, East Carolina University, United States. 3. Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University, United States. 4. Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, United States. Electronic address: amelia_drake@med.unc.edu. 5. Division of Sleep and Epilepsy, Department of Neurology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, United States.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine the characteristics of sleep in patients with Goldenhar Syndrome. DESIGN: Retrospective review of all polysomnography studies conducted at the University of North Carolina Hospitals between 2003 and 2013 on patients carrying the diagnosis of Goldenhar's Syndrome. RESULTS: A preponderance of patients demonstrated severe obstructive sleep apnea and hypercapnia. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with Goldenhar Syndrome should be screened for sleep apnea and hypercapnia.
OBJECTIVE: To examine the characteristics of sleep in patients with Goldenhar Syndrome. DESIGN: Retrospective review of all polysomnography studies conducted at the University of North Carolina Hospitals between 2003 and 2013 on patients carrying the diagnosis of Goldenhar's Syndrome. RESULTS: A preponderance of patients demonstrated severe obstructive sleep apnea and hypercapnia. CONCLUSIONS:Patients with Goldenhar Syndrome should be screened for sleep apnea and hypercapnia.