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Ottavio Vitelli
Researcher at Sapienza University of Rome
Publications - 27
Citations - 477
Ottavio Vitelli is an academic researcher from Sapienza University of Rome. The author has contributed to research in topics: Obstructive sleep apnea & Polysomnography. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 23 publications receiving 379 citations.
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Oropharyngeal exercises to reduce symptoms of OSA after AT
Maria Pia Villa,Luca Brasili,Alessandro Ferretti,Ottavio Vitelli,Jole Rabasco,Anna Rita Mazzotta,Nicoletta Pietropaoli,Susy Martella +7 more
TL;DR: Oropharyngeal exercises may be considered as complementary therapy to adenotonsillectomy to effectively treat pediatric OSA.
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Rapid maxillary expansion outcomes in treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in children
Maria Pia Villa,Alessandra Rizzoli,Jole Rabasco,Ottavio Vitelli,Nicoletta Pietropaoli,Manuela Cecili,Alessandra Marino,Caterina Malagola +7 more
TL;DR: Starting an orthodontic treatment as early as symptoms appear is important in order to increase the efficacy of treatment, and an integrated therapy is needed.
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Diagnosis of Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in Settings With Limited Resources
Maria Pia Villa,Nicoletta Pietropaoli,Maria Chiara Supino,Ottavio Vitelli,Jole Rabasco,Melania Evangelisti,Marco Del Pozzo,Athanasios G. Kaditis +7 more
TL;DR: The combined use of the SCR score and nocturnal oximetry results has moderate success in predicting sleep-disordered breathing severity when PSG testing is not an option.
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Adenotonsillectomy and orthodontic therapy in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea.
Maria Pia Villa,Rosa Castaldo,Silvia Miano,Maria Chiara Paolino,Ottavio Vitelli,Alessandra Tabarrini,Anna Rita Mazzotta,Manuela Cecili,Mario Barreto +8 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that both treatments help to improve OSA, and a multidisciplinary approach to treatment is suggested.
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Impact of obesity on cognitive outcome in children with sleep-disordered breathing
Ottavio Vitelli,Alessandra Tabarrini,Silvia Miano,Jole Rabasco,Nicoletta Pietropaoli,Martina Forlani,Pasquale Parisi,Maria Pia Villa +7 more
TL;DR: Obese children with OSA showed higher cognitive impairment and obesity has an additive and synergic action with that exerted by OSA, speeding up the onset of complications.