Sleep Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 2 , Pages 155-162 , March 2005

The spontaneous eye-blink as sleepiness indicator in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome-a pilot study

  • Philipp P. Caffier

      Affiliations

    • ENT-Clinic Charité-University Medicine Berlin, Joint Facility of Free University and Humboldt-University, Campus Charité Mitte, Schumannstrasse 20/21, 10117 Berlin, Germany
    • ,
  • Udo Erdmann

      Affiliations

    • Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Noeldnerstr. 40-42, 10317 Berlin, Germany
    • ,
  • Peter Ullsperger

      Affiliations

    • Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Noeldnerstr. 40-42, 10317 Berlin, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +49 30 5154 8410; fax: +49 30 5154 8171.

Received 3 March 2004 ,Revised 9 November 2004 ,Accepted 15 November 2004.

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PII: S1389-9457(04)00223-0

doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2004.11.013

Sleep Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 2 , Pages 155-162 , March 2005

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