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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Lung. 2020 Mar 12;198(2):257–270. doi: 10.1007/s00408-020-00342-5

TABLE 2:

Medical Conditions Associated with OSAS

Craniofacial Anomalies:
 Achondroplasia
 Apert syndrome
 Beckwith-Wiedemann
 Choanal stenosis
 Crouzon syndrome
 Down syndrome
 Goldenhar syndrome
 Hallerman-Streiff syndrome
 Klippel-Feil syndrome
 Laryngomalacia
 Marfan syndrome
 Micrognathia
 Midface hypoplasia
 Nager syndrome
 Palate formation (e.g. high and narrow hard palate)
 Pfeiffer syndrome
 Retrognathia
 Robin sequence
 Rubinstein-Taybi
 Stickler syndrome
 Subglottic stenosis
 Treacher-Collins syndrome
Neurological disorders:
 Arnold-Chiari malformation
 Cerebral palsy
 Möbius syndrome
 Muscular dystrophy
 Myasthenia gravis
 Myelomeningocele
 Myotonic dystrophy
 Poliomyelitis
 Spinal muscular atrophy
 Syringobulbia
 Syringomyelia
Miscellaneous disorders:
 Airway papillomatosis
 Congenital hypothyroidism
 Face and neck burns
 Family history of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
 History of prematurity
 Mucopolysaccharidoses (e.g. Hurler, Hunter)
 Obesity
 Polycystic ovary syndrome
 Prader Willi syndrome
 Sickle cell disease
Postoperative Disorders:
 Post adenotonsillectomy leading to naso- and/or oro-pharyngeal stenosis
 Post pharyngeal flap: leading to naso- and/or oro-pharyngeal stenosis