"Polysomnography" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Simultaneous and continuous monitoring of several parameters during sleep to study normal and abnormal sleep. The study includes monitoring of brain waves, to assess sleep stages, and other physiological variables such as breathing, eye movements, and blood oxygen levels which exhibit a disrupted pattern with sleep disturbances.
| Descriptor ID |
D017286
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.520.625
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| Concept/Terms |
Polysomnography- Polysomnography
- Polysomnographies
- Monitoring, Sleep
- Sleep Monitoring
- Somnography
- Somnographies
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Polysomnography" by people in Profiles.
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Effect of Telemedicine Education and Telemonitoring on Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Adherence. The Tele-OSA Randomized Trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 01 01; 197(1):117-126.
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Interpreting wrist actigraphic indices of sleep in epidemiologic studies of the elderly: the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures. Sleep. 2008 Nov; 31(11):1569-76.
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The association between sleep duration and obesity in older adults. Int J Obes (Lond). 2008 Dec; 32(12):1825-34.
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Validation of the ApneaLink for the screening of sleep apnea: a novel and simple single-channel recording device. J Clin Sleep Med. 2007 Jun 15; 3(4):387-92.
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Effect of nocturnal nasal continuous positive airway pressure on blood pressure in obstructive sleep apnea. Hypertension. 2007 Aug; 50(2):417-23.
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Objectively measured sleep characteristics among early-middle-aged adults: the CARDIA study. Am J Epidemiol. 2006 Jul 01; 164(1):5-16.
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Resistin levels in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome--the link to subclinical inflammation? Med Sci Monit. 2004 Sep; 10(9):CR510-5.
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Leptin and ghrelin levels in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea: effect of CPAP treatment. Eur Respir J. 2003 Aug; 22(2):251-7.
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Gender differences in response to nicotine replacement therapy: objective and subjective indexes of tobacco withdrawal. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. 1999 May; 7(2):135-44.