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Ambulatory polysomnography: technical aspects and normative values.

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McCall, WV; Erwin, CW; Edinger, JD; Krystal, AD; Marsh, GR
Published in: J Clin Neurophysiol
January 1992

Ambulatory polysomnographic (APSG) assessment of sleep disorders is now possible, but the technique of APSG is sufficiently different from in-laboratory PSG that normative data from in-laboratory PSG may not apply to APSG. This paper reviews the technical aspects of APSG and presents normative APSG data from 20 older healthy males. Subjects underwent medical and psychiatric screening before completing APSG in their homes. Total sleep time and the rapid-eye-movement sleep latency (RL) were both shorter than those reported by others using traditional in-laboratory techniques. The shorter total sleep may be related to behaviors at home that impinge upon sleep. The shorter RL may be related to differences in calculation methods. Periodic limb movements were common in our subjects but did not contribute to sleep disturbance. We conclude that APSG is sufficiently different from traditional PSG as to warrant collection of a large normative data base.

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Published In

J Clin Neurophysiol

ISSN

0736-0258

Publication Date

January 1992

Volume

9

Issue

1

Start / End Page

68 / 77

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Sleep, REM
  • Sleep Wake Disorders
  • Sleep Stages
  • Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Monitoring, Physiologic
  • Humans
  • Electroencephalography
  • Circadian Rhythm
  • Cerebral Cortex
 

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McCall, W. V., Erwin, C. W., Edinger, J. D., Krystal, A. D., & Marsh, G. R. (1992). Ambulatory polysomnography: technical aspects and normative values. J Clin Neurophysiol, 9(1), 68–77.
McCall, W. V., C. W. Erwin, J. D. Edinger, A. D. Krystal, and G. R. Marsh. “Ambulatory polysomnography: technical aspects and normative values.J Clin Neurophysiol 9, no. 1 (January 1992): 68–77.
McCall WV, Erwin CW, Edinger JD, Krystal AD, Marsh GR. Ambulatory polysomnography: technical aspects and normative values. J Clin Neurophysiol. 1992 Jan;9(1):68–77.
McCall, W. V., et al. “Ambulatory polysomnography: technical aspects and normative values.J Clin Neurophysiol, vol. 9, no. 1, Jan. 1992, pp. 68–77.
McCall WV, Erwin CW, Edinger JD, Krystal AD, Marsh GR. Ambulatory polysomnography: technical aspects and normative values. J Clin Neurophysiol. 1992 Jan;9(1):68–77.

Published In

J Clin Neurophysiol

ISSN

0736-0258

Publication Date

January 1992

Volume

9

Issue

1

Start / End Page

68 / 77

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Sleep, REM
  • Sleep Wake Disorders
  • Sleep Stages
  • Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Monitoring, Physiologic
  • Humans
  • Electroencephalography
  • Circadian Rhythm
  • Cerebral Cortex