Cardiovascular disease Odds ratio (confidence interval 95 %) Arterial hypertension 1.37 (1.03–1.83) Heart failure 2.38 (1.22–4.62) Ischemic heart failure 1.27 (0.99–1.62) Ischemic stroke 1.58 (1.02–2.46) Atrial fibrillation 4.02 (1.03–15.5) Pulmonary…
Fig. 13.1 Illustration of a drum kymograph Oscillographs, Drum Kymographs, and Strip Chart Recorder The string galvanometer was not suitable for making recordings over extended time periods. Oscillographs could also…
This symbol may be pointing also to the state of consciousness that we call today lucid dreaming [3]. What Is the Meaning (Concept) of Sleep in Ancient Egyptian Culture? Ancient…
Fig. 53.1 The menstrual cycle. The menstrual cycle begins day 1 with menses or menstrual bleeding (early follicular phase). In the follicular phase, levels of progesterone and estrogen are low….
Fig. 27.1 Prof. Bedrich Roth reading polysomnographic recording. He was born on March 23, 1919, and died on November 4, 1989, a few days before the Czech Velvet revolution Beginning…
(1) Sonno Sleep Centers, El Paso, TX, USA KeywordsPhylogenySleep disordersModel organisms Drosophila melanogaster Genetics and sleepSleep and longevityUnihemispheric sleep The “witchery of sleep” has historically been a topic of…
Fig. 54.1 Number of publications in PubMed with search word “sleep” limited to humans and all children (0–18 years) Over the past 30 years, there has also been an increasing…
Fig. 35.1 Shortly after falling asleep, spikes-and-wave paroxysm are starting in a patient with CSWS. CSWS continuous spike-waves during slow sleep Fig. 35.2 Secondary bilateral synchrony in a patient with…
Fig. 34.1 Oneiric stupor. Sequential frames recorded from top to bottom in patients with fatal familial insomnia ( FFI), Morvan syndrome ( MS) and delirium tremens ( DT) showing similar…
Year Event 1862 Ernst Kohlschütter performs laboratory-based measurements of reactivity to stimuli during sleep (depth of sleep curve) 1865 Alfred Maury. Le sommeil et les rèves 1867 Hervey de Saint-Denis….
