The clinical utility and indications for studying any of these during a night's sleep are still
being investigated and clarified. Nonetheless, sleep laborato-ries have already made the …

The physician's ability to evaluate a patient's sleep performance objectively and to study a
variety of physiological functions and diseases while that patient is asleep has focused …

Polysomnography is an indispensable tool in dealing with sleep disorders, but because of
its inherent logistical complexity and expense, it must be used with discretion. Many sleep …

In this article, the various methods of objective testing of the patient to determine whether or
not a sleep related breathing disorder exists will be reviewed. In doing this, the author will …

Sleep studies as investigative procedures are relatively new to the clinical neurologist;
however, the use of sleep as an activation procedure in the performance of routine …

The clinical application of recently acquired scientific information regarding sleep physiology
and biologic rhythm functions has resulted in the development of new standards of what are …

The development of multidisciplinary centers and the increasing availability of consultation
in the overlapping borderland that sleep disorders medicine shares with many specialties …

All-night sleep recordings, essential for obtaining measurements of sleep and for diagnosing
various sleep disorders, have been restricted primarily to laboratory settings. Described here …

Polysomnography is an essential tool in the assessment of sleep disorders. However, PSG
alone not always sufficient to evaluate various sleep disorders patients. For instance, in …

Sleep disorders are so common that approximately 38% of the general population
complains about a current sleep problem and 52% complains about a current or past sleep …