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multiple sleep latency test [¦məl·tə·pəl ′slēp ‚lāt·ən·sē ‚test]
(medicine) A test used to document pathologic sleepiness and diagnose narcolepsy in which recordings of brain waves, muscle activities, and eye movements are taken while a person spends the day in a sleep laboratory, taking naps at intervals. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | A modern MSLT study revealed that REM deprivation enhanced alertness in their sleep-deprived group. With people with Narcolepsy, MSLT or Multiple Sleep Latency Tests can de done to measure the number of times the patient was able to fall fast asleep and how frequently they experienced REM sleep. Without the MSLT and cataplexy, the diagnosis narcolepsy is truly meaningless and such a condition is more properly labeled idiopathic hypersomnia. |
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