Sleep Patterns of Sober Chronic Alcoholics

Vol. 13, No. 1-2, 1985

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Pharmacoelectroencephalography

Sleep Patterns of Sober Chronic Alcoholics
Scott Snyder, Ismet Karacan

Department of Psychiatry Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex., USA

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Neuropsychobiology 1985;13:97-100 (DOI: 10.1159/000118169)

Key Words

Somnopolygraphy
Sobriety
Chronic alcoholism
REM sleep
Slow-wave sleep
Total sleep time
Sleep efficiency

Abstract

The somnopolygraphs of 26 sober chronic alcoholics were compared with those of an age-matched control group, after approximately 25 days of sobriety. The sleep efficiency index and latency to sleep onset were significantly disturbed in alcoholic subjects. There was a decrease in the number of REM episodes. Slow-wave sleep was unaffected except for an increase in the latency to stage 4 sleep. These findings are discussed in the light of previous research.

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Dr.S. Snyder, Portsmouth Psychiatric Center, Fort Lane and Crawford Parkway, Portsmouth, VA 23704 (USA)

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