ABSTRACT
Objective To explore the early surgical treatment for sleep apnea in children with the influence of mental development,provide important basis for children with sleep apnea early surgery.Methods 40 children with sleep apnea underwent bilateral amygdala and/or adenoidectomy (observation group).The Chinese wechsler intelligence scale for children (C-WYCSI) was used for preoperative and postoperative 6 months of intelligence tests,including language IQ and operation IQ test two parts,a total of 11 points.Operation IQ but also contain visual analysis test(VA) and two categories,including geometry test (GD).According to the 1 ∶ 1 matching selection of the same gender,and age(± 3 months),family condition was quite healthy check-up preschool children comparing 40 cases as control group.Results Observation group preoperative total intelligence quotient (IQ),verbal IQ,IQ operation was 82,81,83,respectively,which were lower than those of the control group 101,101,101 (t =4.131,3.952,3.842,all P ＜ 0.05).Postoperative total intelligence quotient(IQ),verbal IQ and operation IQ 98,98,99,respectively,were in normal range,with no statistically significant difference were observed in the control group (all P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion Children with sleep apnea early surgical treatment can improve children mental development.Children with sleep apnea early,breathing and surgical indications should be early surgical treatment.