Increased Electroencephalographic High Frequencies during the Sleep Onset Period in Patients with Restless Legs Syndrome
Author(s) -
Raffaele Ferri,
F. Cosentino,
Mauro Manconi,
Francesco Rundo,
Oliviero Bruni,
Marco Zucconi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222
H-Index - 207
eISSN - 1550-9109
pISSN - 0161-8105
DOI - 10.5665/sleep.3934
Subject(s) - wakefulness , electroencephalography , restless legs syndrome , insomnia , sleep onset , psychology , audiology , slow wave sleep , sleep (system call) , polysomnography , anesthesia , sleep spindle , medicine , neuroscience , psychiatry , computer science , operating system
To analyze the electroencephalographic (EEG) spectral content in untreated patients with restless legs syndrome (RLS) during the sleep onset period (SOP) and during the quiet wakefulness preceding sleep, in order to test the hypothesis that a state of hyperarousal might be present during the SOP with RLS.
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