Is parental history of adenotonsillectomy associated with obstructive sleep apnea severity in children with snoring?
Among children with snoring who are referred for polysomnography by primary care physicians, those with tonsillar hypertrophy and parental history of AT have increased risk of moderate-to-severe OSA and represent 1 of the subgroups that should be prioritized for a sleep study in settings with limited resources.
Individuals with an Apo-E epsilon4 allele who were not treated with antihypertensive medication showed the poorest cognitive performance. This could suggest that individuals with the Apo-E epsilon4 allele may benefit cognitively from treatment with antihypertensive drugs.