sleep test

Indications

• sleep disturbance
  • excessive daytime sleepiness
  • violent sleep-related behaviors or parasomnias
  • suspected periodic limb movement disorder
• assessment of optimal CPAP therapy
  • assessment of response to therapy
• unexplained pulmonary hypertension
• unexplained polycythemia
• disturbances in respiratory control in patients with daytime hypercapnia
• used to diagnose
  • narcolepsy
  • restless legs syndrome
  • REM behavior disorder
• parasomnias
• sleep apnea

Procedure

• polysomnography (gold standard)
• out-of-center sleep testing

More general terms

• clinical procedure

More specific terms

• limited channel sleep study
• maintenance of wakefulness test
• multiple sleep latency test (MSLT)
• out-of-center sleep testing; home sleep apnea test
• polysomnography (PSG)