SCHIAVI G.

Following a baseline night recording, 9 narcoleptic subjects and 9 sex- and age-matched control subjects were maintained on 16 h of diurnal sleep deprivation. Thereafter subjects were submitted to a 32 h bed rest protocol in a sound- and light-attenuated room. The EEG was recorded and processed by a Fast Fourier Transform. Narcoleptics did not...

Following a baseline night recording, 9 narcoleptic subjects and 9 sex and age-matched control subjects were maintained on 16 hours of diurnal sleep deprivation. Thereafter subjects were submitted to a 32 hour bed rest protocol in a sound-light attenuated room. The EEG was recorded and processed using a Fast Fourier Transform. Narcoleptic...

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,...