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SLEEP, Vol. 35, No. 11, 20121467 polysomnography and MSLT for Children Aurora et INTRODUCTIONA level 1 comprehensive nocturnal polysomnogram (PSG) is commonly used to evaluate children with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). The PSG, however, is also used in evalua-tions for Non-Respiratory issues, such as sleep-related move-ments or behaviors, and is used in conjunction with a multiple sleep latency test (MSLT) for hypersomnia. Previously pub-lished Practice Parameters concerning the pediatric PSG have focused solely on sleep-related respiratory In 2005, the AASM published Practice Parameters for the in-dications for PSG6 and the clinical use of the MSLT and the maintenance of wakefulness test (MWT)7; both discuss Non-Respiratory disorders but do not provide specific recommenda-tions for Parameters FOR PSG AND MSLT TESTING FOR Parameters for the Non-Respiratory Indications for polysomnography and Multiple Sleep Latency Testing for ChildrenR.

SLEEP, Vol. 35, No. 11, 2012 1468 Polysomnography and MSLT for Children—Aurora et al scientific literature regarding the validity and clinical util-ity of polysomnography in pediatric sleep disorders.

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