 Polysomnography
"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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| 2000 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2002 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2003 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2004 | 1 | 5 | 6 | | 2005 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | 2006 | 1 | 9 | 10 | | 2007 | 2 | 7 | 9 | | 2008 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | 2009 | 0 | 5 | 5 | | 2010 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | 2011 | 1 | 15 | 16 | | 2012 | 0 | 7 | 7 | | 2013 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2014 | 0 | 5 | 5 | | 2015 | 0 | 10 | 10 | | 2016 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2017 | 3 | 11 | 14 | | 2018 | 2 | 11 | 13 | | 2019 | 3 | 6 | 9 | | 2020 | 1 | 8 | 9 | | 2021 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2023 | 1 | 5 | 6 | | 2024 | 4 | 6 | 10 | | 2025 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Polysomnography" by people in Profiles.
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Van Heest T, Bahra L, Tong S, Hofner-Hnotz R, Friedman N. Overnight Monitoring After T&A for Children Ages 24-36?Months: Is It Always Necessary? Laryngoscope. 2026 Apr; 136(4):1938-1945.
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Levitt Katz LE, El Ghormli LK, Nadeau KJ, Shah A, Higgins J, Kutney K, Gubitosi-Klug R, Burke B, Mokhlesi B. Obstructive sleep apnea, glycemic control, and cardiovascular risk in young adults with youth-onset type 2 diabetes: results from the TODAY study. J Clin Sleep Med. 2025 Nov 01; 21(11):1925-1933.
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Curry TA, Cooper E, Brinton J, Wolter-Warmerdam K, Friedman NR, Hawkins SMM, Hickey F, Hughes BH, DeBoer EM. Co-Occurring Conditions and Sleep Symptoms Associated With Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children With Down Syndrome. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2025 Nov; 60(11):e71376.
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Trikha SRJ, Raab R, DeZeeuw T, Moore S, Neagle M, Petrun M, Broussard JL. Prevalence and predictors of obstructive sleep apnea in collegiate football players. J Clin Sleep Med. 2025 Jul 01; 21(7):1233-1243.
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Mutirangura P, Alexy T, Airhart SE, Kay JE, Christophy AC, Emerson D, Raymer D, Shaffer AW, Castleberry AW, Hyden MP, Mudy K, Sun B, Pusalavidyasagar S. Home sleep apnea testing in patients with continuous flow left ventricular assist device: is it feasible? J Clin Sleep Med. 2025 Jun 01; 21(6):999-1005.
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Cook JD, Barata F, Plante DT, Woodward S, Zeitzer JM, Lok R. Predictors of Sleep Latency From the Multiple Sleep Latency Test: A Random Forest Investigation in a Community Sample. J Sleep Res. 2025 Oct; 34(5):e70073.
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Nenert R, Mueller C, Catiul C, Pilkington J, LeVan P, Sharma A, Szaflarski JP, Amara AW. Brain physiological pulsations are linked to sleep architecture and cognitive performance in older adults. Neuroimage. 2025 May 01; 311:121187.
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Dobbin ML, Bernard A, Pyle L, Friedman N, Cree MG, Hawkins SMM, Simon SL. Comparison of WatchPAT to polysomnography measurement of apnea-hypopnea index and obstructive sleep apnea severity in adolescents with overweight and obesity. J Clin Sleep Med. 2025 Apr 01; 21(4):695-702.
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Heckler G, Worhach J, Wang G, Szilagyi K, Zhang B, Behn CD, Scammell T, Maski K. Characterizing disrupted nighttime sleep and associated functional outcomes in youth with narcolepsy type 1. J Clin Sleep Med. 2025 Feb 01; 21(2):355-363.
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Lackey TG, Allen A, McCabe N, Clary M, Green KK, Fink DS. Are We Missing Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients With Non-traumatic Subglottic Stenosis? Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2025 Apr; 134(4):266-273.
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