title: A neurologist's guide to common subjective and objective sleep assessments.
abstract: Sleep medicine has been evolving over the past few decades and methods of patient evaluation have changed. Given the strong overlap between neurologic disorders and sleep disorders, neurologists should be familiar with currently available tools in sleep medicine to best care for their patients. This article lists some of the most common assessments that a neurologist might use in clinical practice to evaluate patients with sleep complaints. Both subjective and objective tools have important roles in a complete sleep evaluation; however, knowing when and how to use these assessments is also essential.
authors.affiliation: Division of Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 1505 Commonwealth Ave., 5th Floor, Sleep Health Centers, Brighton, Brookline, MA 02135, USA. Doug_Kirsch@Sleephealth.com
authors.forename: Douglas B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Kirsch
mesh_terms: D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D006801:Humans; D008959:Models, Neurological; D017286:Polysomnography; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology*; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy