title: Who should be tested in the sleep laboratory?
abstract: Sleep laboratory testing with nocturnal and daytime polysomnography is an indispensable procedure for the evaluation of patients with sleep-disordered breathing, pathological excessive daytime sleepiness, and complex motor disorders. Titration of positive airway pressure apparatuses should be performed in conjunction with polysomnography. A sleep laboratory test yields best results when the procedure is based on proper clinical evaluation of the disorder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Culebras
mesh_terms: D045422:Continuous Positive Airway Pressure; D006801:Humans; D009207:Myoclonus / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009290:Narcolepsy / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017286:Polysomnography; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D012894:Sleep Stages