The sleep apnea syndromes

C Guilleminault, A Tilkian… - Annual review of …, 1976 - annualreviews.org
For many years pneumologists have conducted extensive studies of alveolar hypoн
ventilation syndromes whose hallmarks are a combination of hypercapnia and alveolar …

[PDF][PDF] Normal human sleep: an overview

MA Carskadon, WC Dement - … and practice of …, 2005 - apsychoserver.psych.arizona.edu
Normal human sleep comprises two states—rapid eye movement (REM) and non–REM
(NREM) sleep—that alternate cyclically across a sleep episode. State characteristics are …

Catastrophes, sleep, and public policy: consensus report

MM Mitler, MA Carskadon, CA Czeisier, WC Dement… - Sleep, 1988 - academic.oup.com
Following the 1986 annual meeting of the Association of Professional Sleep Societies
(Columbus, Ohio, USA, June 15–22, 1986), a committee of scientists was formed to review …

Quantification of sleepiness: a new approach

E Hoddes, V Zarcone, H Smythe, R Phillips… - …, 1973 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT The Stanford Sleepiness Scale (SSS) is a self‐rating scale which is used to
quantify progressive steps in sleepiness. The present study investigated whether the SSS …

[BOOK][B] Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine-E-Book: Expert Consult-Online and Print

MH Kryger, T Roth, WC Dement - 2010 - books.google.com
Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine, 5th Edition, by Meir H. Kryger, MD, FRCPC,
Thomas Roth, PhD, and William C. Dement, MD, PhD, delivers the comprehensive …

Ontogenetic Development of the Human Sleep-Dream Cycle: The prime role of" dreaming sleep" in early life may be in the development of the central nervous system.

HP Roffwarg, JN Muzio, WC Dement - Science, 1966 - science.org
Within the last decade new discov-eries have forced extensive modifica-tion of traditional
concepts of sleep. In the past there was always considerable interest in mechanisms of …

Comparison of actigraphic, polysomnographic, and subjective assessment of sleep parameters in sleep-disordered patients

CA Kushida, A Chang, C Gadkary, C Guilleminault… - Sleep medicine, 2001 - Elsevier
Objective: Comparison of polysomnography (PSG)-derived sleep parameters (total sleep
time, sleep efficiency, and number of awakenings) to those derived from actigraphy and …

Amplified RNA synthesized from limited quantities of heterogeneous cDNA.

RN Van Gelder, ME von Zastrow… - Proceedings of the …, 1990 - National Acad Sciences
The heterogeneity of neural gene expression and the spatially limited expression of many
low-abundance messenger RNAs in the brain has made cloning and analysis of such …

Effect of SCN lesions on sleep in squirrel monkeys: evidence for opponent processes in sleep-wake regulation

DM Edgar, WC Dement, CA Fuller - Journal of neuroscience, 1993 - Soc Neuroscience
Sleep and wakefulness are governed by both the suprachiasmatic nuclei of the
hypothalamus (SCN), and a sleep homeostatic process; however, the interaction of these …

The effects of sleep extension on the athletic performance of collegiate basketball players

CD Mah, KE Mah, EJ Kezirian, WC Dement - Sleep, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives: To investigate the effects of sleep extension over multiple weeks
on specific measures of athletic performance as well as reaction time, mood, and daytime …