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Actigraphy: In the assessment of patients with sleep
disorders, it is essential to obtain objective, accurately
measured data on the patient's daily life.
The recent advent of The Actiwatch and Actigraphy software
has made this possible - it is now possible to measure a
person's activity, environmental temperature, light levels,
mood state all by means of a device that looks and fits
like a wrist watch.
We use Actigraphy in the assessment of patients with Insomnia,
Restless Legs Syndrome, Childhood Sleep Disorders, Circadian
Rhythm Disorders, ADHD, Mood and Anxiety disorders. The
London Sleep Centre offers Actigraphy services to patients
and to clinicians.
Home
Oximetry: Recent advances in technology has enabled
ease of diagnosis for sleep related breathing disorders
such OSA.
By means of a simple device, similar to a wristwatch, patients
can be effectively screened for the presence of breathing
related sleep disorders.
Ambulatory
Sleep Studies: Respiratory related sleep disorders such
as OSA can be now be diagnosed in the comfort of
your own home through the use of the Embletta©
Portable Diagnostic System (PDS).
This system uses a pocketsize digital recording device
attached to a belt system that the patient wears to bed.
This system is fast becoming the Gold Standard in the ambulatory
screening for sleep disordered breathing.
Overnight Polysomnography (PSG): The gold standard diagnostic
procedure in Sleep Medicine is the full overnight Polysomnography
(PSG). We are the leaders in the provision of overnight
PSG through our state-of-the-art Sleep Studies Unit at The
Princess Grace Hospital.
Our expert technicians and nurses observe and analyse
these studies that provide information on Brain Activity,
Respiratory Function, Muscle Function and a variety of other
variables that are essential for the diagnosis of the more
complex sleep disorders. PSG is particularly useful for
the diagnosis of OSA and Sleep Disordered Breathing, Narcolepsy,
Parasomnias, Restless Legs Syndrome and Neurological Disorders
such as Epilepsy.
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