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Multi-Modal Home Sleep Monitoring in Older Adults
Published on: January 26, 2019
Telemedicine-based sleep services for a complex child: optimizing care during a pandemic and beyond
Innessa Donskoy1, Darius Loghmanee1, Barry G Fields2,3
1Advocate Children's Hospital, Park Ridge, Illinois.
Abstract:
A 12-year-old male with nonverbal autism and morbid obesity was referred to a pediatric sleep center during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic for complaints of snoring with tonsillar hypertrophy and difficulty falling asleep. Due to social challenges, the family had not sought in-person care in the past. Through telemedicine consultation and home sleep apnea testing, the patient was diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea as well as an irregular sleep-wake disorder. This unique utilization of the health care system in the care of a complex patient with multiple sleep disorders demonstrates the utility of remote care and testing. There is a great benefit to continuing to provide pediatric sleep care in this way beyond the pandemic.
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