Successful upper airway stimulation therapy in an adult Down syndrome patient with severe obstructive sleep apnea.
Eli Van de PerckJolien BeyersMarijke DieltjensSara Op de BeeckJohan VerbraeckenPaul Van de HeyningAn BoudewynsOlivier M VandervekenPublished in: Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung (2018)
Research on the long-term effectiveness of UAS therapy in a larger group of patients with DS is needed. However, based on the available literature and our presented case, respiration-synchronized electrostimulation of the hypoglossal nerve using UAS therapy may have a potential value in well-selected OSA patients with DS who are non-compliant to CPAP therapy.