Defining the occurrence and influence of alpha-delta sleep in chronic fatigue syndrome

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 333, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 78-84

  Van Hoof, Elke ^a,c   De Becker, Pascale ^a   Lapp, Charles ^b   Cluydts, Raymond ^a   De Meirleir, Kenny ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b Hunter Hopkins Center   (United States)

^c Vakgroep COBI   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alpha delta sleep; Anxiety; CFS; Median split; Specificity

Indexed keywords

2',5' OLIGOADENYLIC ACID; RIBONUCLEASE L;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; ISOTOPE LABELING; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP STAGE; SPIKE WAVE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; ALPHA RHYTHM; ANTIGENS, CD; ANXIETY; DELTA RHYTHM; ENDORIBONUCLEASES; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP DISORDERS; SLEEP STAGES;

EID: 33847076425     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200702000-00003     Document Type: Article

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