A5067400480- Sleep and Wakefulness Research
- EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
- Sleep and related disorders
- Restless Legs Syndrome Research
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Circadian rhythm and melatonin
- Neural dynamics and brain function
- Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
- Neurological disorders and treatments
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Dermatologic Treatments and Research
- Fractal and DNA sequence analysis
- Infant Health and Development
- Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
- Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems
- Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry
University of Parma
2009-2020
Ospedale di Parma
2012-2013
Purpose: To describe the polysomnographic features and distribution of epileptic motor events, in relation to conventional sleep measures cyclic alternating pattern (CAP) parameters, 40 untreated patients with nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy (NFLE). Methods: We analyzed basal recordings (20 male 20 female; mean age: 31 ± 10 years) a diagnosis epilepsy. Conventional CAP parameters were assessed. Polysomnographic subdivided cycles. The events (including minor paroxysmal arousals,...
Inadequate diet, physical activity, and sleep-related behaviors are potential risk factors for overweight obese, therefore we investigated the relations between body mass index (BMI) behavioral in a sample of Italian adolescents. Four hundred nine secondary school students (46% females, 12.5 ± 0.6 y.o.) were enrolled this cross-sectional study. Anthropometric measures, adherence to Mediterranean Diet (KIDMED), activity level (PAQ-C), sleep duration, daytime sleepiness (PDSS), quality,...
The prevalence of overweight and obesity in children has risen greatly worldwide. Diet poor physical activity are the two risk factors usually examined, but epidemiological evidence exists suggesting a link between sleep duration overweight/obesity children. aim this study was to describe relationship among body mass index (BMI), diet quality, level, 690 attending 5th grade primary schools (9-11 years old) city Parma (Italy) involved Giocampus educational program. This achieved through (i)...
Summary Objective Nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy ( NFLE ) is an idiopathic partial with a family history in about 25% of cases, autosomal dominant inheritance (autosomal [ ADNFLE ]). Traditional antiepileptic drugs are effective 55% patients, whereas the rest remains refractory. One key pathogenetic mechanisms gain function neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) containing mutated α4 or β2 subunits. Fenofibrate, common lipid‐regulating drug, agonist at peroxisome...
Summary The study aims at assessing the changes in electroencephalography (as measured by A‐phases of cyclic alternating pattern) and autonomic activity (based on pulse wave amplitude) recovery airway patency patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Analysis polysomnographic recordings from 20 male individuals syndrome was carried out total time, non‐rapid eye movement rapid sleep. Scoring quantified combined occurrence (time range 4 s before after respiratory recovery) or separate...
JDSMStudy Objectives: The supine sleeping posture can heighten the risk of sleep-disordered breathing events.Patients with positional obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are characterized by a apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) that is at least two times higher than in nonsupine positions.This study aimed to assess influence mouth opening on outcome mandibular advancement splint (MAS) treatment patients OSA. Methods:The secondary data 230 individuals treated for OSA MAS (standard group) or plus vertical...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease due to loss of motor neurons. However, the autonomic nervous system (ANS) can also be involved. The aim this research was assess sleep macro- and microstructure, cardiac ANS during sleep, relationships between features, clinical parameters in cohort ALS patients. Forty-two consecutive patients underwent evaluation full-night video-polysomnography. Only 31 met inclusion criteria (absence comorbidities, intake...
The scoring of American Academy Sleep Medicine (AASM) arousal is mandatory for the definition respiratory event-related (RERA). However there are other EEG activation phenomena, such as A phases cyclic alternating pattern (CAP) which associated with events in non rapid eye movements (NREM) sleep. This study aims at quantifying additional value CAP and sleep alterations OSAS.Analysis polysomnographic recordings from nineteen OSAS patients was carried out. Scoring focused on investigation...
A statistical analysis of the separability EEG A-phases, with respect to basal activity, is presented in this study. A-phases are short central events that build up Cyclic Alternating Pattern (CAP) during sleep. The CAP a brain phenomenon which thought be related construction, destruction and instability sleep stages dynamics. From signals, segments obtained around onset offset were used evaluate between stage oscillations. In addition, classifier was trained separate different A-phase types...
Background and Purpose: Treatment of chronic insomnia with nightly hypnotics is efficacious, but discontinuation recommended after 1 month, less than the average disease duration. This study was undertaken to determine efficacy intermittent administration. Patients Methods: A double-blind carried out on 8 patients (age, 32.8 ± 9 years; 3 men) primary sleep maintenance longer month. Polysomnography conventional parameters, cyclic alternating patterns (CAPs), arousals performed. Perception...
Electroencephalography (EEG) is widely employed in the study of sleep disorders. This paper exploits identification cyclic alternating patterns (CAPs), a periodic ubiquitous phenomenon nested stages, to analyze EEG spectral coherence subjects affected by nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy (NFLE) and healthy controls.For each recording, we extracted several CAP A1 subtype 4 s time series. We between pair electrodes for individual obtain its distribution frequency range interest investigate...
This work aims to investigate sleep microstructure as expressed by Cyclic Alternating Pattern (CAP), and its possible alterations in pathological sleep. Three groups, of 10 subjects each, are considered: a) normal sleep, b) psychophysiological insomnia, c) misperception. One night PSG macro- micro structure annotations were available per subject. The statistical properties the dynamics CAP events focus. Multiscale non-linear methods presented for analysis event time series, applied each type...
Study Objectives: Restless legs syndrome, also known as Willis-Ekbom disease (RLS/WED), is a frequent condition, though its pathophysiology not completely understood.The diagnosis of RLS/WED relies on clinical criteria, and the only instrumental tool, suggested immobilization test, may lead to equivocal results.Recently, neurophysiological parameters related F-wave duration have been proposed diagnostic aid.The aim this study assess compare values these in RLS/WED.Methods: Fifteen women...
A-phases consist of transient cortical events that normally occur during NREM sleep and can be observed directly in the EEG signals. One particular kind A-phases, namely, A3-phases are related to arousals from which increased activity other systems (such as cardiovascular respiratory systems) also observed. This study aims characterize disruptions oscillations airflow signal sleep. Spectral entropy was used quantify bandwidth signal, under baseline conditions (prior an A3-phase) resembles a...
Insomnia is a condition that affects the nervous and muscular system. Thirty percent of population between 18 60 years suffers from insomnia. The effects this disorder involve problems such as poor school or job performance traffic accidents. In addition, patients with insomnia present changes in cardiac function during sleep. Furthermore, structure electroencephalographic A-phases, which builds up Cyclic Alternating Pattern sleep, related to events. Therefore, relationship these brain...