Slow-wave sleep deficiency and enhancement: Implications for insomnia and its management

World Journal of Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 22-28

  Dijk, Derk Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hypnotics; Insomnia; NonREM sleep; Sleep physiology; Slow wave activity; Slow wave sleep

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; EPLIVANSERIN; GABOXADOL; HYPNOTIC AGENT; PLACEBO; SEGANSERIN; TEMAZEPAM; TIAGABINE; ZOLPIDEM; ZOPICLONE;

AGING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NONREM SLEEP; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP DISORDER; SLOW WAVE SLEEP; WAKEFULNESS;

AGING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; SLEEP; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 77952988966     PISSN: 15622975     EISSN: 18141412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15622971003637645     Document Type: Review

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