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The Relationship Between Stage III + IV + REM Sleep and Arousals with Migraine
Author(s) -
Dexter James D.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
headache: the journal of head and face pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1526-4610
pISSN - 0017-8748
DOI - 10.1111/j.1526-4610.1979.hed1907364.x
Subject(s) - migraine , sleep (system call) , morning , headaches , sleep stages , slow wave sleep , psychology , non rapid eye movement sleep , medicine , serotonin , anesthesia , audiology , polysomnography , psychiatry , electroencephalography , apnea , receptor , computer science , operating system
SYNOPSIS Three studies are presented investigating the relationship between sleep stages and the onset of migraine on awakening. Study I consists of the polygraphic recording of daytime naps in patients who suffer from sleep‐precipitated migraine. All headache naps contained Stages III, IV or REM Sleep. The second study is that of serotonin levels during napping in which serotonin levels were stable during naps in which only Stages I and II were recorded. During naps when Stages III, IV or REM Sleep were recorded, there was considerable variation in serotonin levels. The final study is that of nocturnal sleep periods associated with morning awakening with headache or the onset of headache within 1 hour. The results of this study show an association between nights of increased Stage III + IV + REM sleep and those mornings when headaches occur.