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dc.contributor.advisorSand, Trondnb_NO
dc.contributor.authorSolheim, Brandynb_NO
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-19T14:21:43Z
dc.date.available2014-12-19T14:21:43Z
dc.date.created2012-08-27nb_NO
dc.date.issued2012nb_NO
dc.identifier547206nb_NO
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/264163
dc.description.abstractObjective: Difficult morning awakening is an important symptom of delayed sleep phase syndrome (DSPS), but there is little knowledge about this phenomenon. The first aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that DSPS patients have more slow wave sleep (SWS) during the latter half of the night than what is normally observed. The second aim of the study was to examine whether the difficult awakening had any relation to a specific sleep stage upon awakening and sleep inertia. The third aim was to test if cognitive performance was reduced upon awakening. Methods: Six patients diagnosed with DSPS and four healthy controls were recruited. The subjects kept a sleep diary for 14 days and underwent actigraphy recording for seven days prior to an experimental night at the sleep laboratory where a polysomnography (PSG) recording took place. In addition, saliva samples were collected for dim light melatonin onset (DLMO) testing. Results: The PSG analysis showed that the DSPS patients do not have more SWS during the latter half of the night. In fact, the controls were observed to have more SWS than the patients during the latter half of the night. All subjects woke up from either stage Nl, N2 or REM. Two of the patients were difficult to wake up from REM sleep. No significant differences were observed between the groups regarding sleep inertia. Likewise, no significant difference was found in the patients' cognitive performance when tested in the afternoon compared to immediately after awakening. Conclusions: The most interesting finding is the difficult awakening from REM sleep in two of the patients. This yields for further investigation. As no differences were observed regarding cognitive performance, it is possible to conclude that the patients in this study did not experience any major temporary cognitive impairment upon awakening.nb_NO
dc.languageengnb_NO
dc.publisherNorges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Det medisinske fakultet, Institutt for nevromedisinnb_NO
dc.titleExploring difficult morning awakening in Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome using polysomnographynb_NO
dc.typeMaster thesisnb_NO
dc.source.pagenumber30nb_NO
dc.contributor.departmentNorges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Det medisinske fakultet, Institutt for nevromedisinnb_NO


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