A review of sleep EEG patterns. Part I: A compilation of amended rules for their visual recognition according to Rechtschaffen and Kales

Somnologie

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 159-175

  Rodenbeck, Andrea ^a   Binder, Ralf ^b   Geisler, Peter ^c   Danker Hopfe, Heidi ^d   Lund, Reimer ^b,g   Raschke, Friedhart ^e   Weeß, Hans Günther ^b   Schulz, Hartmut ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b Pfalzklinikum ^*  (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^d CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^e Institute of Rehabilitation Norderney   (Germany)

^f FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^g Dept of Pneumology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alpha, theta, delta, vertex waves; K complexes; Sawtooth waves; Scoring; Sleep EEG; Sleep spindles

Indexed keywords

ALERTNESS; CONSENSUS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MENTAL DISEASE; NONREM SLEEP; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RELIABILITY; REM SLEEP; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP; STANDARDIZATION; VISUAL MEMORY; WAKEFULNESS; WAVEFORM;

EID: 33750581705     PISSN: 14329123     EISSN: 1439054X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-054X.2006.00101.x     Document Type: Review

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