Front Cover -- Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Preface -- 1: Epidemiology and pathophysiology -- 1 Anatomy of the upper airway -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Nasal airway -- 1.3 Nasopharynx -- 1.4 Oral cavity -- 1.4.1 The anterior tongue -- 1.4.2 Soft palate -- 1.5 Oropharynx -- 1.5.1 Tonsillar region -- 1.5.2 Tongue base -- 1.6 Hypopharynx -- 1.7 Conclusion -- References -- 2 Regulation of the upper airway during sleep -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Central respiratory control of the upper airway
2.3 Anatomy of the upper airway -- 2.3.1 Nose -- 2.3.2 Pharynx -- 2.3.3 Mandible -- 2.3.4 Maxilla -- 2.4 Physiology of the upper airway during sleep -- 2.5 Neuromuscular compensation -- 2.6 Ventilatory control -- 2.7 Sleep state effect -- 2.8 Arousal -- References -- 3 Socioeconomic disparities in pediatric sleep disordered breathing -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Disparities in prevalence of sleep disordered breathing -- 3.3 Disparities in access to care and treatment -- 3.4 Disparities in treatment outcomes -- 3.5 Disparities in complications after treatment
3.6 Interpersonal communication and mitigation strategies in sleep disordered breathing disparities -- 3.7 Conclusions -- References -- 4 Cerebral oxygenation in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Measuring cerebral hemodynamics -- 4.3 Relationship between sleep disordered breathing and cerebral hemodynamics -- 4.4 Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- References -- 5 Genetics of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Genetic risks associated with obstructive sleep apnea -- 5.3 Methods to explore genetic factors in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea
