LP32261-7
Polysomnography
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Descriptions
Polysomnography or PSG is a multi-parametric test used in the study of sleep. The name is derived from Greek and Latin roots: 'Polys' (many), 'somnus' (sleep), and 'graphein' (to write). Normal patterns of human sleep were first discovered by Loomis, Harvey and Hobart in 1935. In 1952, the discovery and documentation of REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep was accomplished by William C. Dement, Eugene Aserinsky, Nathaniel Kleitman and graduate students at the University of Chicago in the 1950s. It has since been codified by the adoption in 1968 of A Manual of Standardized Terminology, Techniques, and Scoring Systems for Sleep Stages of Human Subjects, edited by Allan Rechtschaffen and Anthony Kales. Even though Aserinsky and Kleitman's discovery of REM sleep was published in 1953, no other sleep laboratory findings were published until 1959. Polysomnography is a comprehensive recording of the biophysiological changes that occur during sleep. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia , Polysomnography (Wikipedia)
Simultaneous and continuous monitoring of relevant normal and abnormal physiological activity during sleep. (Stedman, 25th ed) Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Polysomnography
- Part Display Name
- Polysomnography
- Part Type
- Method (Describes the method by which the test was performed)
- Created On
- 2003-09-03
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- Polysomnography
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | polysomnografie Synonyms: PSG |
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 多导睡眠图 Synonyms: Sleep apnea syndrome; |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Polisonnografia |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Πολυυπνογραφία Synonyms: Πολυυπνογραφία |
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