Objectives: to evaluate the effect of adenotonsillectomy (AT) on the intelligence of children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) due to adenoid hypertrophy. Patients and Methods: 50 children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).They were 24 males (48%) and 26 females (52%), with a mean age 101.5±15.6 and a range of (72-120) months. All children of study group were subjected to complete history taking preoperative assessment to exclude any other medical problems, full ENT examination, lateral X-ray nasopharyngeal radiographs, tympanometry for cases suspected to have middle ear effusion, routine lab investigations, neuropsychiatric evaluation was performed using Stanford-Binet test Intelligence Scales-Fifth Edition, all children underwent adenotonsillectomy by senior staff, 8 months after adenotonsillectomy neurocognitive testing was followed. Results: Children with OSAS had lower scores in inteligence quotient indicating impaired neurocognitive function but, 8 months after adenotonsillectomy, the children with OSAS demonstrated significant improvement in inteligence quotient.
Gomaa, M., Mohamed, H., Zaky, E., Mahmmoud, Z., & Abd El-hakeem, W. (2020). The effect of Adenotonsillectomy in Intelligence Quotient in children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Minia Journal of Medical Research, 31(1), 257-261. doi: 10.21608/mjmr.2022.221516
MLA
Mohammed A. Gomaa; Haytham M. Mohamed; Effat A. Zaky; Zienab kh. Mahmmoud; Wafaa H. Abd El-hakeem. "The effect of Adenotonsillectomy in Intelligence Quotient in children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea". Minia Journal of Medical Research, 31, 1, 2020, 257-261. doi: 10.21608/mjmr.2022.221516
HARVARD
Gomaa, M., Mohamed, H., Zaky, E., Mahmmoud, Z., Abd El-hakeem, W. (2020). 'The effect of Adenotonsillectomy in Intelligence Quotient in children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea', Minia Journal of Medical Research, 31(1), pp. 257-261. doi: 10.21608/mjmr.2022.221516
VANCOUVER
Gomaa, M., Mohamed, H., Zaky, E., Mahmmoud, Z., Abd El-hakeem, W. The effect of Adenotonsillectomy in Intelligence Quotient in children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Minia Journal of Medical Research, 2020; 31(1): 257-261. doi: 10.21608/mjmr.2022.221516