CSHCN 2008 > Physician > Benefits and Limitations

24.3.26 Polysomnography

Polysomnography/multiple sleep latency tests and pediatric pneumograms are benefits of the CSHCN Services Program.

Polysomnography is the recording, analysis, and interpretation of the multiple simultaneous physiological measurements of sleep for six or more hours. The studies are performed to diagnose a variety of sleep disorders, such as sleep apnea, and are considered part of the clinical workup performed before the surgical procedure uvulopalatopharyngoplasty.

Refer to: Section 19.4.13, "Polysomnography," on page 19-26 for additional information.