Utility of electroencephalography in the evaluation of sleep disorders

The electroencephalogram (EEG) consists in the simultaneous recording in many channels in the scalp of the cortical-subcortical electric brain activity, spontaneous or evoked by means of surface electrodes. EEG is an electro-physiological tool used in the neurological, psychiatric, and in sleep medi...

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Main Authors: Adrián Poblano, Rafael Santana-Miranda
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Language:English
Published: Permanyer 2025-07-01
Series:Revista Médica del Hospital General de México
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Online Access:https://www.hospitalgeneral.mx/frame_eng.php?id=277
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description The electroencephalogram (EEG) consists in the simultaneous recording in many channels in the scalp of the cortical-subcortical electric brain activity, spontaneous or evoked by means of surface electrodes. EEG is an electro-physiological tool used in the neurological, psychiatric, and in sleep medicine diagnoses. EEG helps in the identification, classification, and prognosis of patients with sleep disorders (SD). In this review, we update the state of knowledge about EEG and polysomnographic techniques, and their characteristics and alterations in SDs, and in epilepsies with clinical manifestations during sleep. The review shows that EEG/polysomnography is a tool that has many important utilities for the study of SDs.
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spelling doaj-art-8a3974d6d531404b8ae94ed36c2189bb2025-08-20T02:46:00ZengPermanyerRevista Médica del Hospital General de México0185-10632025-07-01883Utility of electroencephalography in the evaluation of sleep disordersAdrián Poblano0Rafael Santana-Miranda1Sleep Disorders Clinic, Faculty of Medicine-Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, sede Hospital General de México; Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, Secretaría de Salud; Mexico City, MexicoSleep Disorders Clinic, Faculty of Medicine-Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, sede Hospital General de México, Mexico City, MexicoThe electroencephalogram (EEG) consists in the simultaneous recording in many channels in the scalp of the cortical-subcortical electric brain activity, spontaneous or evoked by means of surface electrodes. EEG is an electro-physiological tool used in the neurological, psychiatric, and in sleep medicine diagnoses. EEG helps in the identification, classification, and prognosis of patients with sleep disorders (SD). In this review, we update the state of knowledge about EEG and polysomnographic techniques, and their characteristics and alterations in SDs, and in epilepsies with clinical manifestations during sleep. The review shows that EEG/polysomnography is a tool that has many important utilities for the study of SDs. https://www.hospitalgeneral.mx/frame_eng.php?id=277Electroencephalography. Polysomnography. Sleep disorders. Somnology. Epilepsy.
spellingShingle Adrián Poblano
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Utility of electroencephalography in the evaluation of sleep disorders
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Electroencephalography. Polysomnography. Sleep disorders. Somnology. Epilepsy.
title Utility of electroencephalography in the evaluation of sleep disorders
title_full Utility of electroencephalography in the evaluation of sleep disorders
title_fullStr Utility of electroencephalography in the evaluation of sleep disorders
title_full_unstemmed Utility of electroencephalography in the evaluation of sleep disorders
title_short Utility of electroencephalography in the evaluation of sleep disorders
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topic Electroencephalography. Polysomnography. Sleep disorders. Somnology. Epilepsy.
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