1992
Short Technical Note: Quantification of Periodic Breathing: Preliminary Studies
Millar T, Hanly P, Kryger M. Short Technical Note: Quantification of Periodic Breathing: Preliminary Studies. Sleep 1992, 15: 364-370. PMID: 1519013, DOI: 10.1093/sleep/15.4.364.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsApnea/hypopnea indexPeriodic breathingHypopnea indexBreathing patternPattern abnormalitiesHeart failure patientsCheyne-Stokes respirationNight sleep studiesApnea indexFailure patientsPatient populationIndividual patientsSleep studiesPeriodicity indexSleep laboratoryBreathingPatientsAbnormalitiesSleepSpectral analytic techniquesFuture studiesHigh correlationPreliminary studyIndexApnea
1991
Subjective Versus Objective Evaluation of Hypnotic Efficacy: Experience with Zolpidem
Kryger M, Steljes D, Pouliot Z, Neufeld H, Odynski T. Subjective Versus Objective Evaluation of Hypnotic Efficacy: Experience with Zolpidem. Sleep 1991, 14: 399-407. PMID: 1759092, DOI: 10.1093/sleep/14.5.399.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal sleep timeSleep latencyNumber of awakeningsSleep timePSG findingsPersistent sleepHypnotic efficacySleep qualityPatients' subjective evaluationSubjective sleep qualityDecreased sleep latencyQuality of sleepShortened sleep latencyTotal wake timeObjective measuresPolysomnographic findingsSleepy patientsChronic insomniaWeeks' useIndividual patientsSleep efficiencySubjective reductionSubjective increaseObjective efficacyPatients