Ambulatory monitoring of sleep disorders.
| Autor: | Tahmasian M; Sleep Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Iran., Khazaie H, Sepehry AA, Russo MB |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association [J Pak Med Assoc] 2010 Jun; Vol. 60 (6), pp. 480-7. |
| Abstrakt: | Background: Behavioural and functional activity monitoring has a long history in sleep research. The term "Actigraphy" refers to methods using computerized wristwatch-size devices (generally placed on the wrist, but also on the ankle or trunk) to record the movement it undergoes. Collected data are displayed on a computer and analyzed for change in rhythm parameters that in turn provide an estimate on wake-sleep parameters (such as total sleep time, percent of time spent asleep, total wake time, percent of time spent awake and the number of awakenings). Actigraphy provides a useful, cost-effective, non-invasive and portable method for assessing specific sleep disorders. The present review is an amalgam of current knowledge with proposed clinical application and for research of actigraph. Conclusion: Actigraphy cannot stand alone as a diagnostic tool for all clinical groups. Particularly so with those diagnosed with sleep disorders with significant motility or long catatonic periods of wakefulness during sleep. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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