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Fasciculations during wakefulness and sleep
Author(s) -
Montagna P.,
Liguori R.,
Zucconi M.,
Lugaresi A.,
Cirignotta F.,
Lugaresi E.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1987.tb03559.x
Subject(s) - fasciculation , wakefulness , sleep (system call) , psychology , medicine , audiology , neuroscience , anesthesia , electroencephalography , computer science , operating system
Fasciculation potentials were quantitated during wakefulness (W) and the different sleep stages in 10 patients affected by motor neuron disease. Compared to W, no statistically significant variation was present in fasciculations during any sleep stage. Fasciculations remain unaffected by the decrease in central nervous system excitability which occurs during sleep.