Neurology

Sleep Apnea

December 1998

Clinical Focus*

• What diagnostic and screening tests are presently available?
• What is the strength of the evidence in support of each?
• What is the predictive value of these tests in different populations (which requires estimating the prevalence of sleep apnea (SA) in different populations)?
• What are the implications of certain polysomnography (PSG) results in terms of serious clinical events occurring as comorbidities in association with a diagnosis of SA?

*Addressed in the summary or evidence report.

Systematic Review of the Literature Regarding the Diagnosis of Sleep Apnea
Summary (Publication No. 99-E001, December 1998)
Evidence Report (Publication No. 99-E002, February 1999)
Selected Publications

EPC: MetaWorks, Inc.
Topic Nominators: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Sleep Disorder Center of Metro Toronto

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