Polysomnography (PSG) is a multi-parameter type of sleep study and a diagnostic tool in sleep medicine. The test result is called a polysomnogram, also...

sometimes impacting physical, mental, social, and emotional functioning. Polysomnography and actigraphy are tests commonly ordered for diagnosing sleep disorders...

actigraphy shows over polysomnography is that it is possible to record for 24-hours a day for weeks. Furthermore, unlike the polysomnography, it is less expensive...

disturbance index score less than 5 events per hour (as diagnosed with polysomnography or home sleep apnea test) and lack of daytime sleepiness. Snoring may...

separated into naps including only REM sleep and only NREM sleep using polysomnography. This implies that the polysomnographic occurrence of REM sleep is...

levels of severity are distinguished, the first one is determined by a polysomnography or home sleep apnea test demonstrating 5 or more predominantly obstructive...

violent response from the individual as they attempt to escape. During polysomnography, individuals with night terrors are known to have very high voltages...

RBD’ and the diagnosis of 'definite RBD' is only given when there is polysomnography confirmation of complex motor behaviour during REM sleep. When RBD...

beneficial in diagnosing mental disorders and psychotic disorders as well. Polysomnography, the "gold standard" method for sleep tracking that requires attaching...

infarction which rendered her dreamless for a 3-month period was to perform polysomnography testing in combination with patient dream reporting to determine both...

disorders. In the United States and worldwide, the process for becoming a polysomnography technician or technologist is primarily either on-the-job or certificate...

verify the sleep diary. It is cost-efficient when full polysomnography is not required. Polysomnography is performed in a sleep laboratory while the patient...

electromyography, evoked potential, nerve conduction study and polysomnography. Sometimes these tests are performed by techs without a medical degree...

because it tends to be less expensive and cumbersome than polysomnography. Unlike polysomnography, actigraphy allows the patient to be movable and to continue...

very powerful tool to detect OSA. Nighttime in-laboratory Level 1 polysomnography (PSG) is the gold standard test for diagnosis. Patients are monitored...

morningness-eveningness questionnaire results. Sleep specialists may also conduct a polysomnography test to rule out other sleep disorders like narcolepsy. Age and family...

occurring during non-REM sleep or if the individual is fully conscious. Polysomnography is a study conducted while the individual being observed is asleep...

repair normally takes place at 9–12 months old. Before surgery, a polysomnography with a palatal plate in place is needed. This may predict the postoperative...

of awake bruxism is 23%. The occurrence of sleep bruxism, based on polysomnography, was estimated at 43%. The highest prevalence of sleep bruxism was...

characteristics and disorders. These include simple sleep studies, polysomnography, multiple sleep latency tests (MSLTs), maintenance of wakefulness tests...

medicine Positron emission tomography (especially in lung cancer) Polysomnography (sleep studies) commonly used for the diagnosis of sleep apnea Major...

have an elevated level of brief EEG arousals. When children receive polysomnographies, discrete patterns (e.g., nasal flow limitation, abnormal respiratory...

stridor. Since polysomnography alone is insufficient to correctly distinguish catathrenia from central sleep apnea, a video-polysomnography with audio recording...

A hypnogram is a form of polysomnography; it is a graph that represents the stages of sleep as a function of time. It was developed as an easy way to...

presence of other medical conditions that can cause a sleep disorder. Polysomnography involves the continuous monitoring of multiple physiological variables...

medical history and taking into account all available information. Polysomnography is recognized as the assessment method which brings most precise information...

sign of a synucleinopathy. On autopsy, 94 to 98% of individuals with polysomnography-confirmed RBD have a synucleinopathy—most commonly DLB or Parkinson's...

have to be conducted in this area to obtain more reliable results. Polysomnography records physiological parameters, such as electroencephalography (EEG)...

failure, or a neurologic disorder. The patient's polysomnography looks like the primary CSA polysomnography with the addition of a ventilatory pattern compatible...

in sleeping lab with perception of having risen from the bed. The polysomnography showed abundant trains of alpha rhythm on EEG (sometimes blocked by...