Publications by authors named "G Mainieri"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates "Disorders of Arousal" (DoA), such as sleepwalking, by comparing brain activity during DoA episodes with motor arousal in both DoA patients and healthy sleepers.
- Researchers used EEG recordings from 53 DoA patients and 33 control subjects to analyze EEG patterns and identify differences in brain activity.
- Results indicated that DoA episodes were characterized by distinct EEG patterns, suggesting alterations in the arousal process which will aid in future research into DoA's underlying causes and indicators.
Study Objectives: To define sleep-related movements in healthy adults according to sex and age.
Methods: Sleep-related movements from 50 video-polysomnography (vPSG) recordings of 27 men and 23 women, from 20 to 70 years old, were classified according to International classification of sleep disorders (ICSD-3-TR) and American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) criteria (codified movements); the remaining movements (non-codified movements) were described according to type (elementary movements-EMs or complex movements-CMs), topography (focal, segmental, multifocal or generalized) and, if present, were assigned to motor patterns (MPs).
Results: Of 4057 movements analyzed, 54.
Article Synopsis
- COVID-19 significantly disrupted sleep patterns, leading to increased sleep disturbances during lockdown due to factors like changes in sleep-wake habits and heightened stress.
- The article examines common parasomnias and how government restrictions during the pandemic affected sleep quality and prevalence.
- While questionnaires were widely used to study these sleep issues, the article emphasizes the importance of video-polysomnographic studies for accurate diagnosis, especially in complex cases.
Non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep parasomnias are recurrent abnormal behaviors emerging as incomplete arousals out of NREM sleep. Mounting evidence on NREM sleep parasomnias calls for an update of clinical and therapeutical strategies. In the current review, we summarize the state of the art and provide the necessary background to stimulate a critical revision of diagnostic criteria of disorders of arousal (DoA), the most common NREM sleep parasomnia.
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