"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Polysomnography" by people in Profiles.
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Kainec KA, Caccavaro J, Barnes M, Hoff C, Berlin A, Spencer RMC. Evaluating Accuracy in Five Commercial Sleep-Tracking Devices Compared to Research-Grade Actigraphy and Polysomnography. Sensors (Basel). 2024 Jan 19; 24(2).
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Johnson KG, Thomas RJ. Wake you up to put you asleep. do pharmacological combinations for obstructive sleep apnea make sense? Sleep Med. 2024 02; 114:194-195.
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LeBlanc RG, Czarnecki P, Howard J, Jacelon CS, Marquard J. Usability Experience of a Personal Sleep Monitoring Device to Self-manage Sleep Among Persons 65 Years or Older With Self-reported Sleep Disturbances. Comput Inform Nurs. 2022 Sep 01; 40(9):598-605.
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Chase JD, Busa MA, Staudenmayer JW, Sirard JR. Sleep Measurement Using Wrist-Worn Accelerometer Data Compared with Polysomnography. Sensors (Basel). 2022 Jul 04; 22(13).
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Johnson KG, Rastegar V, Scuderi N, Johnson DC, Visintainer P. PAP therapy and readmission rates after in-hospital laboratory titration polysomnography in patients with hypoventilation. J Clin Sleep Med. 2022 07 01; 18(7):1739-1748.
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Jones BJ, Chen ME, Simoncini L, Spencer RMC. Sleep enhances reconsolidation-based strengthening of visuospatial memories. Sci Rep. 2022 05 04; 12(1):7307.
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White H, Sobelman C, Kremer T, Lee A, Rhein LM. Does recorded oximetry utilizing a consensus-based algorithm compare to polysomnography in discontinuing home oxygen therapy in premature infants? Pediatr Pulmonol. 2022 02; 57(2):476-482.
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Fitzroy AB, Kainec KA, Seo J, Spencer RMC. Encoding and consolidation of motor sequence learning in young and older adults. Neurobiol Learn Mem. 2021 11; 185:107508.
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Johnson KG, Sullivan SS, Nti A, Rastegar V, Gurubhagavatula I. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sleep medicine practices. J Clin Sleep Med. 2021 01 01; 17(1):79-87.
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Lokhandwala S, Spencer RMC. Slow wave sleep in naps supports episodic memories in early childhood. Dev Sci. 2021 03; 24(2):e13035.