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Methods of Evaluation of Sleep Disorders

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There are a number of sleep disorders that may mimic each other, at least superficially. These disorders may be differentiated from each other by a careful clinical history and physical examination. Questionnaires and scales also help in screening and assessing the severity of certain sleep disorders. However, at times, certain investigations like actigraphy and polysomnography provide invaluable information regarding diagnosis as well as management. These methods may also be important during follow-up to assess the compliance to and progress after treatment. This chapter discusses these issues.

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  1. International Sleep Clinic WPSHC (West Parry Sound Health Centre), Parry Sound, ON, Canada

    Meenakshi Gupta

  2. Youthdale Child and Adolescent Sleep Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Mohaddeseh Gholizaded

  3. University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Colin M. Shapiro

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  1. Department of Psychiatry and Division of Sleep Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India

    Ravi Gupta

  2. Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins Medical School, Baltimore, MD, USA

    David N. Neubauer

  3. Somnogen Canada Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada

    S. R. Pandi-Perumal

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Gupta, M., Gholizaded, M., Shapiro, C.M. (2022). Methods of Evaluation of Sleep Disorders. In: Gupta, R., Neubauer, D.N., Pandi-Perumal, S.R. (eds) Sleep and Neuropsychiatric Disorders. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0123-1_10

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