Polysomnography
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Polysomnography is a comprehensive overnight sleep study that records brain waves, breathing, heart activity, and body movements to diagnose sleep disorders.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Polysomnography canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10582911 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Polysomnography Context triple: [Sleep, measuredBy, Polysomnography]
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AASM
AASM is the abbreviation for the Association of African and Malagasy States, a regional organization that promoted political and economic cooperation among newly independent African and Malagasy countries in the 1960s.
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B.
Holter
Holter is a village in Nannestad Municipality in Viken county, Norway.
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C.
Electrocardiogram
An electrocardiogram is a medical test that records the electrical activity of the heart to help diagnose various cardiac conditions.
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Sleep
Sleep is an experimental 1963 avant-garde film by Andy Warhol consisting of extended, nearly static footage of poet John Giorno sleeping.
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E.
Sleep
Sleep is a naturally recurring state of rest in which consciousness is altered and the body and brain undergo essential restorative processes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Polysomnography Target entity description: Polysomnography is a comprehensive overnight sleep study that records brain waves, breathing, heart activity, and body movements to diagnose sleep disorders.
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A.
AASM
AASM is the abbreviation for the Association of African and Malagasy States, a regional organization that promoted political and economic cooperation among newly independent African and Malagasy countries in the 1960s.
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B.
Holter
Holter is a village in Nannestad Municipality in Viken county, Norway.
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C.
Electrocardiogram
An electrocardiogram is a medical test that records the electrical activity of the heart to help diagnose various cardiac conditions.
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D.
Sleep
Sleep is an experimental 1963 avant-garde film by Andy Warhol consisting of extended, nearly static footage of poet John Giorno sleeping.
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E.
Sleep
Sleep is a naturally recurring state of rest in which consciousness is altered and the body and brain undergo essential restorative processes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diagnostic test
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medical procedure ⓘ sleep study ⓘ |
| assesses |
REM sleep
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arousal index ⓘ non-REM sleep ⓘ sleep efficiency ⓘ sleep latency ⓘ sleep stages ⓘ |
| canBe |
attended
ⓘ
unattended ⓘ |
| component |
ECG
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EEG ⓘ EMG ⓘ EOG ⓘ body position sensor ⓘ nasal pressure transducer ⓘ pulse oximetry ⓘ respiratory inductance plethysmography ⓘ snore microphone ⓘ video monitoring ⓘ |
| dataOutput | polysomnogram ⓘ |
| diagnoses |
REM sleep behavior disorder
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linked to:
Parasomnias
central sleep apnea ⓘ mixed sleep apnea ⓘ narcolepsy ⓘ nocturnal seizures ⓘ obstructive sleep apnea ⓘ parasomnias ⓘ periodic limb movement disorder ⓘ |
| duration | one night ⓘ |
| field | sleep medicine ⓘ |
| followedBy |
clinical interpretation and report
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formal scoring of sleep stages ⓘ |
| hasVariant | home sleep apnea test ⓘ |
| interpretedBy |
neurologist
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pulmonologist ⓘ sleep physician ⓘ |
| measures |
airflow
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body position ⓘ brain activity ⓘ electrocardiography ⓘ electroencephalography ⓘ electromyography ⓘ electrooculography ⓘ eye movements ⓘ heart rate ⓘ limb movements ⓘ muscle activity ⓘ oxygen saturation ⓘ respiratory effort ⓘ snoring sounds ⓘ |
| performedBy | sleep technologist ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines ⓘ |
| requires | multiple sensors attached to the patient ⓘ |
| typicallyOccurs | overnight ⓘ |
| typicallyPerformedIn |
accredited sleep center
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hospital ⓘ sleep laboratory ⓘ |
| usedFor |
assessment of sleep quality
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diagnosis of sleep disorders ⓘ evaluation of sleep architecture ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Polysomnography Description of subject: Polysomnography is a comprehensive overnight sleep study that records brain waves, breathing, heart activity, and body movements to diagnose sleep disorders.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.