Electronic Resource
Springer
European journal of applied physiology
64 (1992), S. 178-181
ISSN:
1439-6327
Keywords:
Sleep
;
Electroencephalogram
;
High altitude natives
;
Andean physiology
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary The structure of sleep in lowland visitors to altitudes greater than 4000 m is grossly disturbed. There are no data on sleep in long-term residents of high altitudes. This paper describes an electroencephalographic study of sleep in high altitude dwellers who were born in and are permanent residents of Cerro de Pasco in the Peruvian Andes, situated at 4330 m. Eight healthy male volunteers aged between 18 and 69 years were studied. Sleep was measured on three consecutive nights for each subject. Electroencephalographs, submental electromyographs and electro-oculograms were recorded. Only data from the third night were used in the analysis. The sleep patterns of these subjects resembled the normal sleep patterns described by others in lowlanders at sea level. There were significant amounts of slow wave sleep in the younger subjects and rapid eye movement sleep seemed unimpaired.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00717957
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