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 ...

The rare people with highly superior autobiographical memory (HSAM) might owe it to how they sleep.

Insurance carriers are pushing harder for patients to have unattended home sleep studies versus in-lab polysomnograms. Their position is that home sleep studies are more cost efficient. But is it the ...

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 ...

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 ...

A recent review concluded that polysomnography tests have objective value in assessing the effect that socioeconomic status has on sleep quality. In a review published in Clocks and Sleep, a ...

Nearly 45% of children who underwent diagnostic polysomnography (PSG) for obstructive sleep-disordered breathing were found to have normal sleep studies, warranting greater consideration of PSG to ...

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 ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...