Effect of Age on EEG Arousals in Normal Sleep

Mirella Boselli; Liborio Parrino; Arianna Smerieri; Mario Giovanni Terzano

Effect of Age on EEG Arousals in Normal Sleep

Mirella Boselli, Liborio Parrino, Arianna Smerieri, Mario Giovanni Terzano

Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri Spa – Società Benefit

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Abstract

EEG arousals were quantified in 40 nocturnal polysomnographic recordings belonging to four age groups (teenagers: 10 to 19 years; young adults: 20 to 39 years; middle-aged: 40 to 59 years; elderly: ≥ 60 years). Ten subjects (five males and five females) participated in each group. The subjects were healthy and sound sleepers. All sleep recordings were preceded by an adaptation night which aimed at excluding the presence of sleep-related disorders. The recordings were carried out in a partially soundproof recording chamber and in a standard laboratory setting. Arousal indices (AI), defined as the number of arousals per hour of sleep, were calculated for total sleep time (AI/TST) and for all the sleep stages. AI/TST increased linearly with age (r=0.852; p

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	351-357
Number of pages	7
Journal	Sleep
Volume	21
Issue number	4
Publication status	Published - Jun 15 1998

Keywords

Aging
Arousals
Normal sleep
Phases d'activation transitoire
Sleep microstructure

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Physiology

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