• Adiposity in relation to age as predictor of severity of sleep apnea in children with snoring 

      Kaditis, A. G.; Alexopoulos, E. I.; Hatzi, F.; Karadonta, I.; Chaidas, K.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Zintzaras, E.; Syrogiannopoulos, G. A. (2008)
      Correlation between obesity and obstructive sleep apnea has been documented in both adults and children. This investigation evaluated importance of body mass index (BMI) in relation to age as predictor of severity of ...
    • Nasal corticosteroids for children with snoring 

      Alexopoulos, E. I.; Kaditis, A. G.; Kalampouka, E.; Kostadima, E.; Angelopoulos, N. V.; Mikraki, V.; Skenteris, N.; Gourgoulianis, K. (2004)
      Nasal corticosteroids improve polysomnography indices but not symptoms in children with mild to moderate sleep-disordered breathing. We hypothesized that administration of nasal corticosteroids for 4 weeks to snoring ...
    • Obesity and Persisting Sleep Apnea After Adenotonsillectomy in Greek Children 

      Apostolidou, M. T.; Alexopoulos, E. I.; Chaidas, K.; Ntamagka, G.; Karathanasi, A.; Apostolidis, T. I.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Kaditis, A. G. (2008)
      Background: The relative importance of obesity and adenotonsillar hypertrophy in the pathogenesis of obstructive sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in childhood is unclear. Adenotonsillectomy (AT) for SDB is not always ...
    • Tonsillar Size in 2-to 14-Year-Old Children With and Without Snoring 

      Kaditis, A. G.; Lianou, L.; Hatzinikolaou, S.; Kalampouka, E.; Gartagani-Panayiotopoulou, P.; Zintzaras, E.; Chrousos, G. (2009)
      Background: Few investigations have assessed tonsillar size in children of variable age, sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) status and degree of adiposity. This study evaluated the size of tonsils in young and older, lean ...