CASE 1: A 16-year-old male student with a body mass index (BMI) of 33.2 kg/m 2 was referred for evaluation because of a 1-year history of snoring, observed apnea, nocturnal restlessness and morning ...

Polysomnography is a sleep study that can help doctors diagnose sleep disorders. A person can take the study in a sleep center or at home. In this article, we look at why a person may need to undergo ...

A multidisciplinary clinical practice guideline, "Polysomnography for Sleep-Disordered Breathing Prior to Tonsillectomy in Children" will be published as a supplement to the July issue of ...

An easy-to-use electrode set can assess sleep bruxism severity as well as a conventional polysomnography, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. Sleep bruxism, commonly known as ...

Q: Which doctor performs a polysomnography test? A: Your doctor will refer you to a neurophysiologist who will conduct the test in the sleep disorder unit of the hospital or a specialized sleep study ...

Study demonstrates comparable performance between wireless, patch-based Onera Sleep Test System and in-lab polysomnography for sleep staging and respiratory event detection. EINDHOVEN, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Electrocardiography data can be put into a neural network to score/determine sleep stages. With ...

Polysomnography is a non-invasive and painless test performed while the individual is asleep to allow the sleep patterns to be observed and monitored. It is usually recommended when an individual ...

A single-blind, parallel, randomized clinical trial found that a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine was more effective in normalizing polysomnographic parameters and improving quality ...

Background: Greater awareness of sleep-disordered breathing and rising obesity rates have fueled demand for sleep studies. Sleep testing using level 3 portable devices may expedite diagnosis and ...