Sensitivity and specificity of the multiple sleep latency test (MSLT), the maintenance of wakefulness test and the Epworth sleepiness scale: Failure of the MSLT as a gold standard

• Published in: Journal of sleep research Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 5 - 11
• Main Author: Johns, Murray W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Science Ltd 01.03.2000
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; daytime sleepiness; Disorders of Excessive Somnolence - diagnosis; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Reference Values; Sensitivity and Specificity; sleep propensity; Sleep, REM - physiology; Surveys and Questionnaires; Wakefulness - physiology

SUMMARY Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is an important symptom that needs to be quantified, but there is confusion over the best way to do this. Three of the most commonly used tests: the multiple sleep latency test (MSLT), the maintenance of wakefulness test (MWT) and the Epworth sleepiness sca...