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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Night and day variations of sleep in patients with disorders of consciousness
Contributor:
Wislowska, Malgorzata;
del Giudice, Renata;
Lechinger, Julia;
Wielek, Tomasz;
Heib, Dominik P. J.;
Pitiot, Alain;
Pichler, Gerald;
Michitsch, Gabriele;
Donis, Johann;
Schabus, Manuel
Published:
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2017
Published in:
Scientific Reports, 7 (2017) 1
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1038/s41598-017-00323-4
ISSN:
2045-2322
Origination:
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Description:
AbstractBrain injuries substantially change the entire landscape of oscillatory dynamics and render detection of typical sleep patterns difficult. Yet, sleep is characterized not only by specific EEG waveforms, but also by its circadian organization. In the present study we investigated whether brain dynamics of patients with disorders of consciousness systematically change between day and night. We recorded ~24 h EEG at the bedside of 18 patients diagnosed to be vigilant but unaware (Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome) and 17 patients revealing signs of fluctuating consciousness (Minimally Conscious State). The day-to-night changes in (i) spectral power, (ii) sleep-specific oscillatory patterns and (iii) signal complexity were analyzed and compared to 26 healthy control subjects. Surprisingly, the prevalence of sleep spindles and slow waves did not systematically vary between day and night in patients, whereas day-night changes in EEG power spectra and signal complexity were revealed in minimally conscious but not unaware patients.