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MWT

Maintenance of Wakefulness Test

The Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT) is used to assess a patient’s ability to stay awake during a pre-determined amount of time in order to validate the efficacy of a treatment for excessive sleepiness or other sleep disorders. This test is performed during the daytime in our sleep laboratories.

Term of the Week

Predictive medicine

Medicine that links medical knowledge with data to predict a patient’s potential health problems. Examples include artificial intelligence and genetics.