Phasic Events and Dynamic Organization of Sleep (L E R S MONOGRAPH SERIES)

Terzano, Mario Giovanni, Halasz, Peter

ISBN 10: 0881677620 / ISBN 13: 9780881677621

Published by Raven Pr, 1991

About this Item

Good. Dust Jacket NOT present. CD WILL BE MISSING. . SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS.

Seller Inventory # ERICA82908816776204

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Phasic Events and Dynamic Organization of Sleep (L E R S MONOGRAPH SERIES)
• Publisher: Raven Pr
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0881677620
• ISBN 13: 9780881677621
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Book Type: book

About this title

Synopsis

This volume examines the role of EEG phasic events such as K-complexes, sequences of reactive slow waves and microarousals in the physiological organization of sleep and discusses their significance in insomnia, sleep apneas, epilepsy and other disorders. The contributors show how an understanding of phasic events has shed new light on the mechanisms underlying sleep alteration and can aid in the clinical assessment of insomnia and other sleep-related disorders. Included are analyses of the spectral features of evoked microarousals, the functional relationship between microstructure and macrostructure of sleep, the characteristics of transient activation phases in sleep, and the influence of environmental factors on transient activation phases. Attention is given to the relation of K-complexes to spontaneous slow wave activity during sleep, the K-complex variability in normal subjects and the link between K-complexes and spike-and-wave mechanisms in epilepsy, as well as to the role of phasic events in nocturnal paroxysmal dystonia, narcolepsy and sleep apneas. Other studies examine levels of EEG background activity and sleep states during the first year of life and relate phasic events to apneas, oxygenation, sighs and body movements during sleep in newborns and children.