Interpretation of the polysomnogram in children

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2007 Aug;40(4):745-59. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2007.04.004.

Abstract

Polysomnography (PSG) is a useful tool for the diagnosis of sleep disorders in children. This multichannel study obtains information about sleep architecture, respiratory effort, movements during sleep, respiratory events, and gas exchange to facilitate the evaluation of children who have disrupted sleep or suspected SDB. Children should be studied in a sleep laboratory equipped for and staffed with personnel comfortable with and experienced in the performance of PSG in children. The scoring and interpretation of PSG differs in children and adults. The pediatric PSG should be interpreted by a pediatric professional knowledgeable in normal development and sleep disorders in children.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Arousal / physiology
  • Carbon Dioxide / blood
  • Cerebral Cortex / physiopathology
  • Child
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Nocturnal Myoclonus Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Nocturnal Myoclonus Syndrome / physiopathology
  • Oxygen / blood
  • Parasomnias / diagnosis*
  • Parasomnias / physiopathology
  • Polysomnography*
  • Pulmonary Gas Exchange / physiology
  • Seizures / diagnosis*
  • Seizures / physiopathology
  • Sleep Apnea, Central / diagnosis
  • Sleep Apnea, Central / physiopathology
  • Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / diagnosis*
  • Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / physiopathology
  • Sleep Stages / physiology

Substances

  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Oxygen