Morten Engstrøm, Eyvind Rugland, Mona Skard Heier
BACKGROUND: Sleeping problems are very common, and many patients need a comprehensive assessment with polysomnography, possibly followed by a sleep latency test. These methods and indications for the tests are described below. METHOD: The article is based on the authors' own literature archives, clinical experience and Retningslinjer for metoder i klinisk neurofysiologi [Guidelines for methodology in clinical neurophysiology] RESULTS: Polysomnography involves monitoring sleep through the course of one night and scoring the stages of sleep on the basis of EEG activity, eye movements and muscular tension...
January 8, 2013: Tidsskrift for Den Norske Lægeforening: Tidsskrift for Praktisk Medicin, Ny Række