Sleep Medicine
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 253-257 , March 2010

Automatic slow eye movement (SEM) detection of sleep onset in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS): Comparison between multiple sleep latency test (MSLT) and maintenance of wakefulness test (MWT)

  • Margherita Fabbri

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Bologna, Via Ugo Foscolo 7, 40132 Bologna, Italy
    • ,
  • Fabio Pizza

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Bologna, Via Ugo Foscolo 7, 40132 Bologna, Italy
    • Unit of Neurology, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
    • ,
  • Elisa Magosso

      Affiliations

    • Department of Electronics, Computer Science and Systems, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
    • ,
  • Mauro Ursino

      Affiliations

    • Department of Electronics, Computer Science and Systems, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
    • ,
  • Sara Contardi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Bologna, Via Ugo Foscolo 7, 40132 Bologna, Italy
    • Unit of Neurology, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
    • ,
  • Fabio Cirignotta

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Bologna, Via Ugo Foscolo 7, 40132 Bologna, Italy
    • Unit of Neurology, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
    • ,
  • Federica Provini

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Bologna, Via Ugo Foscolo 7, 40132 Bologna, Italy
    • ,
  • Pasquale Montagna

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Bologna, Via Ugo Foscolo 7, 40132 Bologna, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 051 2092950; fax: +39 051 2092963.

Received 23 March 2009 ,Revised 13 May 2009 ,Accepted 18 May 2009.

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PII: S1389-9457(10)00058-4

doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2009.05.020

Sleep Medicine
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 253-257 , March 2010

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