Polysomnography (PSG), a type of sleep study, is a multi-parametric test used in the study of sleep and as a diagnostic tool in sleep medicine. The test result is called a polysomnogram, also abbreviated PSG. The name is derived from Greek and Latin roots: the Greek πολύς (polus for `many, much`, indicating many channels), the Latin somnus .....
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Simultaneous and continuous monitoring of relevant normal and abnormal physiological activity during sleep. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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(pol″e-som-nog´rә-fe) the polygraphic recording during sleep of multiple physiological variables that are directly or indirectly related to the state and stages of sleep; done to assess possible biological causes of sleep disorders.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: pol′ē-som-nog′ră-fē Definitions: 1. A sleep study that measures multiple physiologic variables associated with sleep. Includes oxygen saturation, electrocardiography, air flow, respiratory effort, limb movement, eye and jaw muscle movement, and brain electrical activity.
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Polysomnography: Continuous recording of specific physiologic variables during sleep. Polysomnography typically records brain wave changes (electroencephalogram), eye movements (electrooculogram), muscle tone (electromyogram), respiration, electrocardiogram (EKG), and leg movements.
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polysomnography 1. Continuous measurement and recording of relevant normal and abnormal physiological activity during sleep. 2. The polygraphic recording during sleep of multiple physiologic variables, both directly and indirectly related to the state and stages of sleep, to assess possible biological causes of sleep disorders.
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Simply means a recording of lots of things during sleep. Has come to mean recording at least EEG, EMG and EDG all night.
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