Katerina Cervena1, Fabrice Espa2, Lampros Perogamvros2, Stephen Perrig2, Helli Merica2, Vicente Ibanez2. 1. Sleep Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. Electronic address: Katerina.EspaCervena@hcuge.ch. 2. Sleep Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To compare the EEG power spectra characteristics of the sleep onset period (SOP) in patients with sleep onset insomnia (SOI), sleep maintenance insomnia (SMI) and good sleepers (GS). METHODS: The time course of EEG power density (1-40Hz) during the SOP was examined in thirty subjects (SOI patients: N=10, SMI patients: N=10, GS: N=10). RESULTS: The EEG power of the beta2 frequency band (18-29.75 Hz) was significantly lower in SOI than in SMI in the period preceding sleep onset. The alpha power was significantly higher for the SMI group compared to GS before sleep onset. Despite the lack of statistical significance, several differences in EEG dynamics were observed in SOI compared to two other groups: delta power increased slower after sleep onset; beta2 and 3 (18-29.75 and 30-39.75 Hz) power decrease less abruptly before sleep onset; beta1 (15-17.75 Hz) power increase through the whole SOP. CONCLUSIONS: The lower level of beta2 frequency band in SOI and the differences in dynamics in delta and beta bands may suggest that a mechanism other than hyperarousal participates in etiology of SOI. SIGNIFICANCE: SOI and SMI patients have different spectral characteristics in SOP, thus future studies should avoid the inclusion of mixed insomnia samples.
OBJECTIVE: To compare the EEG power spectra characteristics of the sleep onset period (SOP) in patients with sleep onset insomnia (SOI), sleep maintenance insomnia (SMI) and good sleepers (GS). METHODS: The time course of EEG power density (1-40Hz) during the SOP was examined in thirty subjects (SOI patients: N=10, SMI patients: N=10, GS: N=10). RESULTS: The EEG power of the beta2 frequency band (18-29.75 Hz) was significantly lower in SOI than in SMI in the period preceding sleep onset. The alpha power was significantly higher for the SMI group compared to GS before sleep onset. Despite the lack of statistical significance, several differences in EEG dynamics were observed in SOI compared to two other groups: delta power increased slower after sleep onset; beta2 and 3 (18-29.75 and 30-39.75 Hz) power decrease less abruptly before sleep onset; beta1 (15-17.75 Hz) power increase through the whole SOP. CONCLUSIONS: The lower level of beta2 frequency band in SOI and the differences in dynamics in delta and beta bands may suggest that a mechanism other than hyperarousal participates in etiology of SOI. SIGNIFICANCE: SOI and SMI patients have different spectral characteristics in SOP, thus future studies should avoid the inclusion of mixed insomnia samples.
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