"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,
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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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Polysomnography" by people in Profiles.
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A randomized controlled trial of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia and PAP for obstructive sleep apnea and comorbid insomnia: effects on nocturnal sleep and daytime performance. J Clin Sleep Med. 2022 Mar 01; 18(3):789-800.
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Autonomic dysregulation and sleep homeostasis in insomnia. Sleep. 2021 06 11; 44(6).
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Risk factors of sleep-disordered breathing in haemodialysis patients. PLoS One. 2019; 14(8):e0220932.
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Characterization of Patients Who Present With Insomnia: Is There Room for a Symptom Cluster-Based Approach? J Clin Sleep Med. 2017 Jul 15; 13(7):911-921.
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Actigraphy scoring for sleep outcome measures in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Sleep Med. 2017 Sep; 37:124-129.
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Habitual sleep and kidney function in chronic kidney disease: the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort study. J Sleep Res. 2018 04; 27(2):281-289.
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Common variants in DRD2 are associated with sleep duration: the CARe consortium. Hum Mol Genet. 2016 Jan 01; 25(1):167-79.
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Sleep duration and weight change in midlife women: the SWAN sleep study. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2013 Jan; 21(1):77-84.
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Chronic headaches and insomnia: working toward a biobehavioral model. Cephalalgia. 2012 Oct; 32(14):1059-70.
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The relative contributions of the homeostatic and circadian processes to sleep regulation under conditions of severe sleep restriction. Sleep. 2012 Jul 01; 35(7):941-8.