Sleep-wake behaviour and the EEG in altered states of consciousness

Altered states of consciousness.

1. List the common causes of altered level of consciousness. 2. Discuss how to differentiate medical and structural causes of altered level of consciousness. 3. Develop a plan for the initial phase of evaluation for an altered level of consciousness. 4. Recognize the importance of radiologic imaging in a child who has an altered level of consciousness. 5. Know which ingestions are likely to cau...

Altered States of Consciousness

Objectives: To investigate the psycho-physiological mechanisms of an Altered State of Consciousness (ASC) produced through systematic mental training by correlating the results of multiple computerised bioelectrographic measurements. Design: All subjects were tested using a set of modern computerized techniques comprising: digital electroencephalography; measurement of the low-frequency bi-late...

Altered states of consciousness.

Altered States of Consciousness

Altered states of consciousness (ASC) have been more and more used in psychotherapy over the last few years. Although their phenomenology has already been studied, little is known about their neurophysiology or what is known is nor enough to characterize them. On the other hand their therapeutic value has not been object of thoroughly evaluation. In order to study both aspects a standardized te...

EEG complexity as an indication for sleep-wake patterns in patients with disorders of consciousness

were used to compare differences between and within groups. Results: In our study, adolescents with CFS stayed in bed longer and had a significantly delayed mid sleep time during work days compared to the healthy controls. Further, adolescents with CFS also scored significantly worse on insomnia (mean 3.4 vs 4.9), sleepiness (mean 3.7 vs 5.0) and awakening problems (mean 2.5 vs 4.9) on KSQ. Mor...