"Polysomnography" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| 1994 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Polysomnography" by people in Profiles.
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Voigt J, Emani S, Gupta S, Germany R, Khayat R. Meta-Analysis Comparing Outcomes of Therapies for Patients With Central Sleep Apnea and Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction. Am J Cardiol. 2020 07 15; 127:73-83.
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Javaheri S, McKane SW, Cameron N, Germany RE, Malhotra A. In patients with heart failure the burden of central sleep apnea increases in the late sleep hours. Sleep. 2019 01 01; 42(1).
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Hicks A, Cori JM, Jordan AS, Nicholas CL, Kubin L, Semmler JG, Malhotra A, McSharry DGP, Trinder JA. Mechanisms of the deep, slow-wave, sleep-related increase of upper airway muscle tone in healthy humans. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2017 May 01; 122(5):1304-1312.
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Shepherd K, Orr W. Mechanism of Gastroesophageal Reflux in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Airway Obstruction or Obesity? J Clin Sleep Med. 2016 Jan; 12(1):87-94.
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Canellas JV, Barros HL, Medeiros PJ, Ritto FG. Sleep-disordered breathing following mandibular setback: a systematic review of the literature. Sleep Breath. 2016 Mar; 20(1):387-94.
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Walia R, Achilefu A, Crawford S, Jain V, Wigley SD, McCarthy LH. Are at-home sleep studies performed using portable monitors (PMs) as effective at diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults as sleep laboratory-based polysomnography (PSG)? J Okla State Med Assoc. 2014 Dec; 107(12):642-4.
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Orr WC, Goodrich S, Estep ME, Shepherd K. The relationship between complaints of night-time heartburn and sleep-related gastroesophageal reflux. Dis Esophagus. 2014 May-Jun; 27(4):303-10.
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Orr WC, Goodrich S, Wright S, Shepherd K, Mellow M. The effect of baclofen on nocturnal gastroesophageal reflux and measures of sleep quality: a randomized, cross-over trial. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2012 Jun; 24(6):553-9, e253.
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Shoar S, Naderan M, Shoar N, Dehpour AR, Khorgami Z, Hoseini SS. Sleep-related eating disorder: a case report of a progressed night eating syndrome. Acta Med Iran. 2012; 50(7):522-4.
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Ponikowski P, Javaheri S, Michalkiewicz D, Bart BA, Czarnecka D, Jastrzebski M, Kusiak A, Augostini R, Jagielski D, Witkowski T, Khayat RN, Oldenburg O, Gutleben KJ, Bitter T, Karim R, Iber C, Hasan A, Hibler K, Germany R, Abraham WT. Transvenous phrenic nerve stimulation for the treatment of central sleep apnoea in heart failure. Eur Heart J. 2012 Apr; 33(7):889-94.