Open AccessCan Sleep microstructure improve diagnosis of OSAS? Integrative information from CAP parameters
Author(s) -
Giulia Milioli,
Marcello Bosi,
Andrea Grassi,
Silvia Riccardi,
Mario Giovanni Terzano,
Pietro Cortelli,
Venerino Poletti,
Liborio Parrino
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
archives italiennes de biologie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0003-9829
DOI - 10.12871/0003982920152344
Subject(s) - microstructure , sleep (system call) , medicine , cardiology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , computer science , materials science , composite material , operating system
The scoring of American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) arousal is mandatory for the definition of respiratory event-related arousal (RERA). However there are other EEG activation phenomena, such as A phases of cyclic alternating pattern (CAP) which are associated with respiratory events in non rapid eye movements (NREM) sleep. This study aims at quantifying the additional value of CAP for the definition of respiratory events and sleep alterations in OSAS.