Atlas of Polysomnography

by James D. Geyer MD, Paul R. Carney MD

Overview

Sleep medicine is a quickly-evolving specialty with a rapidly changing set of diagnostic criteria and protocols. Stay up to date with all that’s new in the field with the updated 3rd edition of Atlas of Polysomnography . This practical text/atlas offers clear guidance on interpreting polysomnography tracings of the neonate, infant, child, and adult, covering normal polysomnographic features of wakefulness and the various stages of sleep as well as polysomnographic findings characteristic of sleep-related breathing disorders, sleep-related movements, and parasomnias. Comprehensive and practical, it’s an ideal reference for sleep medicine specialists, sleep technologists, and those training in sleep medicine.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496381088
Publisher:	LWW
Publication date:	12/19/2017
Edition description:	Third
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	8.38(w) x 10.88(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction to Sleep and Polysomnography

Chapter 2: Staging

Chapter 3: Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT) / Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT)

Chapter 4: Breathing Disorders

Chapter 5: Limb Movement Disorders

Chapter 6: Parasomnias

Chapter 7: Electroencephalographic Abnormalities

Chapter 8: Artifacts

Chapter 9: Electrocardiography

Chapter 10: Calibrations

Chapter 11: Actigraphy

Chapter 12: Technical Background

Chapter 13: Recording Artifacts and Solving Technical Problems with Polysomnography Technology

Appendix A: Electrode Placement

Appendix B: Patient Calibrations for Night-Time Polysomnography

Appendix C: Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT) Protocol

Appendix D: Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT) Protocol

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Nathanael Lee, MD (Thomas Jefferson University)
Description: This is the third edition of a comprehensive guide to polysomnography basics, pathological changes, and artifacts, along with troubleshooting techniques containing many illustrative examples of sample polysomnogram readings. This update features new images with more recent scoring and staging criteria. The second edition was published in 2012.
Purpose: This book endeavors to introduce principles of polysomnography and, through illustrative examples, overview common pathologies in sleep medicine and their polysomnographic correlates. Furthermore, it also covers changes in polysomnography as a patient is given therapeutic interventions such as oral appliances and CPAP.
Audience: Clearly written, this book is accessible to house staff, general neurologists, and specialist neurologists. However, due to the nuances of polysomnography, it would prove difficult for those not already familiar with polysomnography. The book is authored primarily by sleep specialists and fellows.
Features: The book quickly gets into polysomnographic readings of sleep staging and sleep latency testing, then goes over common diagnoses in sleep medicine, such as breathing disorders, limb movement disorders, and parasomnias. This is followed by artifact and other calibration techniques/issues. Early on, the book is clear, but the vast majority of the rest of the book is polysomnograms and requires some preexisting understanding of EEGs and other notations. The later chapters are useful for understanding the technicalities that go into polysomnography and would likely need to be read prior to looking at the images.
Assessment: This is an in-depth, practical view of polysomnography and relevant pathologies and therapeutic options. However, as there is little text in these sections, later chapters are required reading first, unless the reader is already comfortable with polysomnograms. This is a good resource for those with prior or current neurology training.

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