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Post a new topicby contentuser on Wed Dec 19, 2007 12:03 pm


Diagnosis



Medical History
As with other neurological disorders, an accurate medical history is an essential component of a sleep disorder diagnosis. People with sleep disorders should keep a daily diary of activities and sleep—both when they try to go to sleep and when they actually do sleep. Behavior during sleep (e.g., snoring), and alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use should be reported to the physician.


Polysomnography
A polysomnogram is a sleep study that involves usin...Read the full article

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