Essays about: "polysomnography"

Found 4 essays containing the word polysomnography.

  1. 1. Foramen magnum decompression in children with achondroplasia : - a retrospective cohort analysis

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper

    Author : Edvin Ringvall; [2021]
    Keywords : achondroplasia; foramen magnum stenosis; foramen magnum decompression; magnetic resonance imaging; screening;

    Abstract : Introduction Achondroplasia is associated with foramen magnum stenosis (FMS) which can lead to sudden unexpected death in infants. There is no wide consensus regarding the best management of FMS. READ MORE

  3. 2. Wrist-worn accelerometer as a more cost and time effective method to measure objective sleep and R-R intervals

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Forskargrupper (Inst. för kvinnors och barns hälsa)

    Author : Julia Haaparanta; [2020]
    Keywords : ActiGraph; Heart Rate Variability; Menstrual Cycle; Case Study; Polysomnography;

    Abstract : Women report lower sleep quality more often than men. However, studies on this topic contradict each other. Heart rate variability (HRV) is a non-invasive tool to measure autonomic control of the heart. The principle is to measure the time between two heart beats, so called R-R intervals. READ MORE

  4. 3. Evaluating machine learning methods for detecting sleep arousal

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Anton Ivarsson; Jacob Stachowicz; [2019]
    Keywords : Machine learning; Sleep Arousal; Polysomnography; Automatic Detection; Bachelors Thesis; Big Data; Maskininlärning; Sömnstörningar; Polysomnografi; Automatisk Detektion; Kandidatuppsats; Big Data;

    Abstract : Sleep arousal is a phenomenon that affects the sleep of a large amount of people. The process of predicting and classifying arousal events is done manually with the aid of certified technologists, although some research has been done on automation using Artificial Neural Networks (ANN). READ MORE

  5. 4. Developing an sleep scorer by using Biosignals in Matlab. : Evaluation for sleep apnea patients.

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för teknik och hälsa (STH)

    Author : Igor Alfredo Arroyo Porras; [2015]
    Keywords : Biosignals; Sleep apnea; Sleep medicine; Matlab; SHHS; AASM; polysomnography;

    Abstract : Nowadays, sleep disorders e.g. sleep apnea —the cessation of airflow at the nose and mouth lasting at least 10 second— are a broadly problem around the world. Direct and indirect costs associated to sleep problems are outsize and the quality of patient life is deteriorated because of it. READ MORE