Sleep apnea (obstructive sleep apnea) 1

General: Interruption of normal breathing during sl 626e47g eep secondary to airway obstruction; life threatening.

Ocular: Papilledema; optic disk edema; floppy eyelid syndrome.

Clinical: Obesity; hypertrophic tonsils and adenoids; excessive daytime sleepiness; snoring with periods of silence; memory loss; headache; increased intracranial pressure; personality changes; oscillopsia; pickwickian syndrome; chronic disequilibrium; increased intracranial pressure.

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