Chapter 27 Clinical Electroencephalography and Nocturnal Epilepsy Chapter Points • Nocturnal epilepsy can be difficult to differentiate from parasomnias because some patients have seizures only at night, scalp EEG findings may…
Chapter 13 Polysomnography, Portable Monitoring, and Actigraphy Chapter Points • PSG is indicated for evaluation of suspected OSA and for PAP titration. PSG is indicated for preoperative evaluation for planned surgery…
Chapter 9 Monitoring Respiration—Event Definitions and Examples Chapter Points • An oronasal thermal sensor is recommended for apnea identification. The nasal pressure signal is recommended for hypopnea identification. An event with…
Chapter 2 The Technology of Sleep Monitoring Differential Amplifiers, Digital Polysomnography, and Filters Chapter Points • Common mode rejection of unwanted signals by a differential AC amplifier depends on having low…
Chapter 5 Sleep Staging in Infants and Children Chapter Points • For infants younger than 2 months of age (48 wk CA—time since conception), sleep may be staged according to the rules…
Chapter 16 Pathophysiology of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Chapter Points • Patients with OSA have a positive critical pressure during sleep. A positive intraluminal pressure is needed to keep the airway patent….
Chapter 14 Subjective and Objective Measures of Daytime Sleepiness Chapter Points (see also Box 14–6) • The ESS measures self-rated average sleep propensity (chance of dozing) over eight common situations. The…
Chapter 20 Oral Appliance and Surgical Treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Chapter Points • Before treatment of snoring with an OA, the presence or absence of OSA should be determined. If…
Chapter 4 Biocalibration, Artifacts, and Common Variants of Sleep Chapter Points • Recording a technically adequate biocalibration is an important part of every sleep study. Careful attention to the recorded biocalibration…
