Eugenio Garofalo, Giuseppe Neri, Lucilla Maria Perri, Nicola Lombardo, Giovanna Piazzetta, Alessandro Antonelli, Eugenio Biamonte, Vincenzo Bosco, Caterina Battaglia, Corrado Pelaia, Francesco Manti, Annalisa Pitino, Giovanni Tripepi, Andrea Bruni, Michele Morelli, Amerigo Giudice, Federico Longhini
BACKGROUND: In individuals diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), variations in craniofacial structure have been inconsistently documented, showing differing degrees of alteration between obese and nonobese patients. In addition, sleep disturbance has also been shown to induce disequilibrium in this population of patients. This pilot observational study aimed to assess craniofacial values in obese and nonobese subpopulations of patients with OSAS and their correlation and association with the severity of OSAS...
April 22, 2024: Journal of Translational Medicine