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Published on: 11/21/2025
What tests are used to evaluate suspected sleep myoclonus?
To evaluate suspected sleep myoclonus, doctors often use tests like polysomnography, which records brain waves, oxygen levels, heart rate, and breathing during sleep.
Questions about tests for sleep myoclonus?
Explanation
When doctors suspect sleep myoclonus, they typically use a test called polysomnography. This test helps them see what happens in your body while you sleep.
Polysomnography includes:
- Brain Waves: It checks how your brain works during sleep.
- Breathing and Oxygen Levels: It looks at how you breathe and how much oxygen is in your blood.
- Heart Rate: It tracks how fast your heart beats.
These tests help doctors understand if the movements during sleep are due to myoclonus or other issues like seizures or parasomnias. This way, they can find the best way to help you.
(References)
- Wechsler LR, Stakes JW, Shahani BT, & Busis NA. (1986). Periodic leg movements of sleep (nocturnal myoclonus). Annals of neurology, 3963759.
- Kushida CA, Littner MR, Morgenthaler T, Alessi CA, Bailey D, Coleman J Jr, et al. (2005). Practice parameters for the indications .... Sleep, 16171294.
- Foldvary-Schaefer N, & Alsheikhtaha Z. (2013). nocturnal seizures and parasomnias. Continuum (Minneapolis, Minn.), 23385697.
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