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Ten healthy volunteers (six men and four women) aged between 20 and 30 years underwent a nocturnal polygraphic recording on paper and on tape. Spectral analysis was accomplished and EEG sleep scored according to standard criteria and to the guidelines for the identification of cyclic alternating pattern (CAP). The initial 25 min of sleep,...

The 'catalogue of knowledge and skills' for sleep medicine presents the blueprint for a curriculum, a textbook, and an examination on sleep medicine. The first catalogue of knowledge and skills was presented by the European Sleep Research Society in 2014. It was developed following a formal Delphi procedure. A revised version was needed in...

Background and purpose: To carry out an observational epidemiological survey (Studio Morfeo), to determine: (1) the frequency of insomnia in a large Italian population presenting directly to the general physician (GP); (2) the impact of insomnia on the quality of life, on the use of health-care resources and on co-morbidity. Patients and...