EEG spectral power density profiles during NREM sleep for gaboxadol and zolpidem in patients with primary insomnia

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1081-1087

  Lundahl, Jonas ^a   Deacon, Steve ^a   Maurice, Damien ^b   Staner, Luc ^b  

^a H LUNDBECK A S   (Denmark)

^b FORENAP   (France)

Author keywords

EEG; gaboxadol; primary insomnia; slow wave activity; slow wave sleep; spectral analysis; zolpidem

Indexed keywords

GABOXADOL; PLACEBO; ZOLPIDEM;

ALPHA RHYTHM; ARTICLE; BETA RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVENING DOSAGE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONREM SLEEP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLOW WAVE SLEEP; THETA RHYTHM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN WAVES; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; ISOXAZOLES; MIDDLE AGED; PYRIDINES; SLEEP; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS;

EID: 84864123864     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881111424457     Document Type: Article

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