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...
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sometimes impacting physical, mental, social, and emotional functioning. Polysomnography and actigraphy are tests commonly ordered for diagnosing sleep disorders...
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Hypersomnia (section Polysomnography)
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...
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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...
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Non-rapid eye movement sleep (section Polysomnography)
separated into naps including only REM sleep and only NREM sleep using polysomnography. This implies that the polysomnographic occurrence of REM sleep is...
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Sleep apnea (section Polysomnography)
levels of severity are distinguished, the first one is determined by a polysomnography or home sleep apnea test demonstrating 5 or more predominantly obstructive...
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violent response from the individual as they attempt to escape. During polysomnography, individuals with night terrors are known to have very high voltages...
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RBD’ and the diagnosis of 'definite RBD' is only given when there is polysomnography confirmation of complex motor behaviour during REM sleep. When RBD...
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Sleep tracking (section Polysomnography)
beneficial in diagnosing mental disorders and psychotic disorders as well. Polysomnography, the "gold standard" method for sleep tracking that requires attaching...
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Charcot–Wilbrand syndrome (section Polysomnography)
infarction which rendered her dreamless for a 3-month period was to perform polysomnography testing in combination with patient dream reporting to determine both...
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disorders. In the United States and worldwide, the process for becoming a polysomnography technician or technologist is primarily either on-the-job or certificate...
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verify the sleep diary. It is cost-efficient when full polysomnography is not required. Polysomnography is performed in a sleep laboratory while the patient...
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electromyography, evoked potential, nerve conduction study and polysomnography. Sometimes these tests are performed by techs without a medical degree...
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because it tends to be less expensive and cumbersome than polysomnography. Unlike polysomnography, actigraphy allows the patient to be movable and to continue...
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Obstructive sleep apnea (section Polysomnography)
very powerful tool to detect OSA. Nighttime in-laboratory Level 1 polysomnography (PSG) is the gold standard test for diagnosis. Patients are monitored...
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morningness-eveningness questionnaire results. Sleep specialists may also conduct a polysomnography test to rule out other sleep disorders like narcolepsy. Age and family...
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Sleep sex (section Polysomnography)
occurring during non-REM sleep or if the individual is fully conscious. Polysomnography is a study conducted while the individual being observed is asleep...
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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...
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of awake bruxism is 23%. The occurrence of sleep bruxism, based on polysomnography, was estimated at 43%. The highest prevalence of sleep bruxism was...
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characteristics and disorders. These include simple sleep studies, polysomnography, multiple sleep latency tests (MSLTs), maintenance of wakefulness tests...
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medicine Positron emission tomography (especially in lung cancer) Polysomnography (sleep studies) commonly used for the diagnosis of sleep apnea Major...
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have an elevated level of brief EEG arousals. When children receive polysomnographies, discrete patterns (e.g., nasal flow limitation, abnormal respiratory...
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stridor. Since polysomnography alone is insufficient to correctly distinguish catathrenia from central sleep apnea, a video-polysomnography with audio recording...
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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...
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Somnology (section Polysomnography)
presence of other medical conditions that can cause a sleep disorder. Polysomnography involves the continuous monitoring of multiple physiological variables...
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medical history and taking into account all available information. Polysomnography is recognized as the assessment method which brings most precise information...
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sign of a synucleinopathy. On autopsy, 94 to 98% of individuals with polysomnography-confirmed RBD have a synucleinopathy—most commonly DLB or Parkinson's...
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have to be conducted in this area to obtain more reliable results. Polysomnography records physiological parameters, such as electroencephalography (EEG)...
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failure, or a neurologic disorder. The patient's polysomnography looks like the primary CSA polysomnography with the addition of a ventilatory pattern compatible...
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in sleeping lab with perception of having risen from the bed. The polysomnography showed abundant trains of alpha rhythm on EEG (sometimes blocked by...
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