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A manual of standardized terminology, techniques and scoring system for sleep stages of human subjects
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The article was published on 1968-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 11993 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Sleep Stages & Hypnogram.read more
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The hyperarousal model of insomnia: A review of the concept and its evidence
Dieter Riemann,Kai Spiegelhalder,Bernd Feige,Ulrich Voderholzer,Mathias Berger,Michael L. Perlis,Christoph Nissen +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, a review provides substantial support for the concept that hyperarousal processes from the molecular to the higher system level play a key role in the pathophysiology of primary insomnia.
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Regional cerebral blood flow throughout the sleep-wake cycle. An H2(15)O PET study
Allen R. Braun,Thomas J. Balkin,N J Wesenten,Richard E. Carson,M. Varga,Paul Baldwin,S. Selbie,Gregory Belenky,Peter Herscovitch +8 more
TL;DR: Stages of sleep may be characterized by activation of widespread areas of the brain, including the centrencephalic, paralimbic and unimodal sensory regions, with the specific exclusion of areas which normally participate in the highest order analysis and integration of neural information.
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Sleep Apnea and Daytime Sleepiness and Fatigue: Relation to Visceral Obesity, Insulin Resistance, and Hypercytokinemia
Alexandros N. Vgontzas,Dimitris A. Papanicolaou,Edward O. Bixler,Kenneth Hopper,Angela Lotsikas,Huong Mo Lin,Anthony Kales,George P. Chrousos +7 more
TL;DR: There is a strong independent association among sleep apnea, visceral obesity, insulin resistance and hypercytokinemia, which may contribute to the pathological manifestations and somatic sequelae of this condition.
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Pediatric sleep questionnaire (PSQ): validity and reliability of scales for sleep-disordered breathing, snoring, sleepiness, and behavioral problems.
TL;DR: These scales for childhood SRBDs, snoring, sleepiness, and behavior are valid and reliable instruments that can be used to identifySRBDs or associated symptom-constructs in clinical research when polysomnography is not feasible.
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Surgical Correction of Anatomic Abnormalities in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty:
TL;DR: A new surgical approach to treat obstructive sleep apnea by uvulopalatopharyngoplasty designed to enlarge the potential airspace in the oropharynx, which shows objective improvement in nocturnal respiration and sleep pattern.