Showing papers by "Hélène Bastuji published in 1989"
TL;DR: Findings demonstrate that the responsiveness of the auditory cortex to acoustic stimuli is modulated during sleep, and vigilance should be monitored during MLAEP recordings in patients.
Abstract: During natural nocturnal sleep, Na and Pa middle latency auditory evoked potentials (MLAEPs) underwent significant variations which were related to sleep stages. The deepening of sleep from stage II to stage IV was paralleled by a latency shift and an amplitude decrease of Na and Pa, while MLAEPs were similar in wakefulness and REM sleep. Moreover, Na and Pa components tended to shift over the hemisphere contralateral to the stimulated ear during sleep. These findings demonstrate that the responsiveness of the auditory cortex to acoustic stimuli is modulated during sleep. Vigilance should be monitored during MLAEP recordings in patients.
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TL;DR: Among disorders of sleep in children, pavor nocturnus ("night terrors") is common and considered harmless, yet the clinical picture, the child's personality and the polygraphic electroencephalographic recordings suggest that it should be treated sooner and more often than is usually done.
Abstract: Among disorders of sleep in children, pavor nocturnus ("night terrors") is common and considered harmless. Yet the clinical picture, the child's personality and the polygraphic electroencephalographic recordings suggest that it should be treated sooner and more often than is usually done. Somnambulism ("sleep walking") also is very frequent. It has no consequences in most cases, but it may be the cause of serious events such as falling out of a window which is rare but may result in death or disablement. Some children have repeated attack of somnambulism, and these constitute a true pathology of sleep requiring a specific treatment that will cure or improve. All this must be known to the practitioner who will inform the parents.
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