Central sleep-disordered breathing and the effects of oxygen therapy in infants with Prader-Willi syndrome

Abstract

It is concluded that infants with PWS may have central sleep-disordered breathing, which, in some children, may cause frequent desaturations. Improvements in CAI and CEI as well as oxygenation were noted with O2 therapy. Longitudinal work with this patient group would help to establish the timing of onset of obstructive symptoms.