Have we reached the point where respiratory polygraphy can replace polysomnography in the assessment of OSAS? http://ow.ly/UxCU30bNopq.

Ten normal adult subjects were tested under a wide range of combinations of stride length and stride frequency. Both longitudinal and vertical accelerations of the body increased with velocity, while stride frequency to stride length ratio (SF/SL) had little effect. The peak-to-peak amplitude of the forward velocity (V) decreased with SF/SL, but at constant SF/SL remained essentially unchanged ...

Sleeping disorders affect a large percentage of the population, and many of them go undiagnosed each year because the method of diagnosis is to stay overnight at a sleep center. Because pervasive technologies have become so prevalent and affordable, sleep monitoring is no longer confined to a permanent installation, and can therefore be brought directly into the user home. We present a unique s...


 Fatal familial insomia (FFI) is a dominant autosomal genetic prion disease characterised by progressive sleep impairment, autonomic nervous system disorders and motor symptoms associated with significant loss of nerve cells in the medial thalamic nuclei.
 Making diagnosis FFI requires presence certain or probable recognised first-degree relative patient, together neuropsychiatric pr...

SCHOOL OF CLINICAL POLYSOMNOGRAPHY Laboratory Methodology Course (35 Hours) This course provides essential training in all aspects of polysomnography, relative to both paper-based and digital recording systems. Participants will learn how to set up and calibrate a polysomnograph, apply electrodes and body sensors to the patient and perform accurate, artifact-free sleep recordings. Additional to...