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Polysomnography

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Continuous recording of specific physiologic variables during sleep.

Polysomnography typically records brain wave changes (electroencephalogram), eye movements (electrooculogram), muscle tone (electromyogram), respiration, electrocardiogram (EKG), and leg movements

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