How is a sleep disorder detected?
Certain medical conditions can only be detected while the person is asleep. Sleep Disorders may affect your health during waking hours, but their nature and identity are not easily recognized. In order to properly diagnose and understand the cause of sleep disturbances, the Sleep Disorders Center uses a procedure called polysomnography. In conversational terms, a polysomnography is an all-night sleep study. The actual polysomnogram occurs at our Nationally Certified Sleep Disorders Laboratory** (Sleep Lab). Patients sleep in special rooms that are comfortable and private, yet allow for the observation and recording of brain waves, breathing, muscle activity and eye movement. All of these factors are important in determining the nature and severity of the sleep disorder. The results from the Sleep Lab are interpreted by the neurologists at the Sleep Disorders Center, who have sub-specialty training in identifying and treating sleep disorders. Comprehensive patient consultations are prov
