[Computer analysis of polysomnographic data]. 1998

S Uchida
Department of Psychophysiology, Tokyo Institute of Psychiatry.

Polysomnogram measures electroencephalogram (EEG), electrooculogram (EOG) and chin electromyogram (EMG) to monitor ever-changing brain state during sleep. Polysomnigraphic records are usually scored visually according to Rechtschaffen and Kales' manual. However, scoring more than 1400 pages of record is very time consuming. Therefore, automated scorer has been awaited. However, when a computer makes a hypnogram, it uses a lot of parameters, such as alpha rhythm, sleep spindles, sleep delta waves, rapid eye movements or tonic chin EMG levels. Continuous across night patterns of these parameters provide more important and detailed physiological information than that provided by hypnogram. In this article, the author reviewed analysis methods for EEG, EOG and EMG and discussed the importance of examining continuous across night patterns of sleep parameters.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012815 Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted Computer-assisted processing of electric, ultrasonic, or electronic signals to interpret function and activity. Digital Signal Processing,Signal Interpretation, Computer-Assisted,Signal Processing, Digital,Computer-Assisted Signal Interpretation,Computer-Assisted Signal Interpretations,Computer-Assisted Signal Processing,Interpretation, Computer-Assisted Signal,Interpretations, Computer-Assisted Signal,Signal Interpretation, Computer Assisted,Signal Interpretations, Computer-Assisted,Signal Processing, Computer Assisted
D012890 Sleep A readily reversible suspension of sensorimotor interaction with the environment, usually associated with recumbency and immobility. Sleep Habits,Sleeping Habit,Sleeping Habits,Habit, Sleep,Habit, Sleeping,Habits, Sleep,Habits, Sleeping,Sleep Habit
D017286 Polysomnography Simultaneous and continuous monitoring of several parameters during sleep to study normal and abnormal sleep. The study includes monitoring of brain waves, to assess sleep stages, and other physiological variables such as breathing, eye movements, and blood oxygen levels which exhibit a disrupted pattern with sleep disturbances. Monitoring, Sleep,Somnography,Polysomnographies,Sleep Monitoring,Somnographies

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