• 수면정신생리
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.41-49
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• 2010

본 연구의 목적은 소아 수면무홉증 환자와 정상 소아의 수면 구조를 비교하고 잘 드러나지 않는 차이를 뇌파의 비선형적 분석을 통해 비교 분석하는데 있다. 코골이 증상을 호소하는 소아 중 수면다원검사를 통해 폐쇄성 수면무호흡 지수가 시간당 1회 이상으로 소아기 폐쇄성 수면무호흡증으로 진단받은 12명(남아 10명, 평균 6.4${\pm}$3.4세)과 정상 대조군으로 연구에 참여한 15명(남아 8명, 평균 6.0${\pm}$2.2세)의 수면다원검사 자료를 비교하였다. 즉, 수면 구조 관련 변인과 뇌파 채널(C3/A2, C4/A1, O1/A2, O2/A1)에서 탈경향변동분석 과정을 거쳐 계산된 축적 지수를 비교하였다. 수면 구조에서는 1단계 수면의 비율이 폐쇄성 수면무호흡증 환아에서 9.3${\pm}4.3$%로 정상 소아의 5.6${\pm}4.3$2.8%보다 유의하게 높았고, 렘수면 입면잠복시간에서 폐쇄성 수면무호흡증 환아가 181.5${\pm}4.3$59.9 분으로 정상 소아의 133.5${\pm}4.3$42.0분보다 유의하게 길었다. 2, 3, 4단계 수면과 렘수면의 비율은 폐쇄성 수면무호흡증 환아와 정상 소아에서 유의한 차이가 없었다. 소아의 수면 뇌파에서 계산된 축적 지수(${\alpha}$)는 장기 시간적 연관성(long-range temporal correlation)의 특징을 갖는 것으로 1단계에서 4단계 수면으로 갈수록 ${\alpha}$ 값이 증가 하였다. 각각의 뇌파 채널에서 폐쇄성 수면무호흡증 환아의 축적 지수는 정상 소아의 축적 지수보다 유의하게 낮았다(C3/A2: 1.36${\pm}4.3$0.05 vs. 1.41${\pm}4.3$0.04, C4/A1: 1.37${\pm}4.3$0.04 vs. 1.41${\pm}4.3$0.04, O1/A2: 1.37${\pm}4.3$0.05 vs. 1.41${\pm}4.3$0.05, O2/A1: 1.36${\pm}4.3$0.07 vs. 1.41${\pm}4.3$0.05, p<0.05). 폐쇄성 수면무호흡증 환아에서 낮은 ${\alpha}$ 값을 보인 것은 자기조직적 고비성(self-organized criticality)이 줄어든 것으로 뇌 체계에서 자체 기전에 의한 에너지 축적이 감소한 것으로 해석해 볼 수 있다. 8시간에 이르는 수면 뇌파의 정량화가 수면무호흡증과 같은 질병 상태를 반영한다면 향후 연구에서 그 유효성과 범용성을 여러 질병에서 확인해 보아야 할 것이다.

• 수면정신생리
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.85-95
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• 1996

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome(OSAS) in childhood is unique and different n-om that in adulthood in several aspects, including pathophysiology, clinical features, diagnostic criteria, complications, management, and prognosis. Characteristic features of childhood OSAS in comparison with the adult form are the variety of severe complications such as developmental delay, more prominent behavioral and cognitive impairments, vivid cardiovascular symptoms, and increased death risk, warranting a special attention to the possible diagnosis of OSAS in children who snore. However, the childhood OSAS is often neglected and unrecognized. We, therefore, report a case of very severe OSAS in a 5-year-old boy who was sucessfully treated with continuous positive airway pressure(CPAP) treatment. Interestingly, the patient was comor-bid with the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Prior to the initial visit to us, adenotonsillectomy had been done at the age of 4 with no significant improvement of apneic symptoms and heavy snoring. On the initial diagnostic procedures, marked degree of snoring was audible even in the daytime wake state and the patient was observed to be very hyperactive. Increased pulmonary vascularity with borderline cardiomegaly was noted on chest X-ray. The baseline polysomnography revealed that the patient was very sleep-apneic and snored very heavily, with the respiratory disturbance index(RDI) of 46.9 per hour of sleep, the mean SaO2 of 78.8%, and the lowest SaO2 of 40.0%(the lowest detectable oxygen level by the applied oxymeter). The second night polysomnography was done for CPAP titration and the optimal pressure turned out to be $8.0\;cmH_2O$. The applied CPAP treatment was well tolerated by the patient and was found to be very effective in alleviating heavy snoring and severe repetitive sleep apneas. After 18 months of the CPAP treatment, the patient was followed up with nocturnal polysomnography(baseline and CPAP nights) and clinical examination. Sleep apneas were still present without CPAP on the baseline night. However, the severity of OSAS was significantly decreased(RDI of 15.7, mean SaO2 of 96.2%, and the lowest SaO2 of 83.0%), compared to the initial polysomnographic findings before initiation of long-term CPAP treatment. Wechsler intelligence tests done before and after the CPAP treatment were compared with each other and surprising improvement of intelligence(total 9 points, performance 16 points) was noted. Clinically he was found to be markedly improved in his attention deficit hyperactive behavior after CPAP treatment, but with minimal change of TOVA(test of variables of attention) scores except conversion of reaction time score into normal range. On the chest X-ray taken after 18 months of CPAP application, the initial cardiopulmonary abnormalities were not found at all. We found that the CPAP treatment in a young child is very effective, safe, and well-tolerated and also improves the co-morbid attention deficit hyperactive symptoms. Overall, the growth and development of the child has been facilitated with the long-term use of CPAP. Cardiovascular complications induced by OSAS have been also normalized with CPAP treatment. We suggest that early diagnosis and active treatment intervention of OSAS in children are crucial in preventing and ameliorating possible serious complications caused by repetitive sleep apneas and consequent hypoxic damage during sleep.