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Volume 31(11);  November 1, 2008
Critical Topics Forum
Introduction to Critical Topics Forum
The Motor Atonia of REM Sleep: A Critical Topics Forum
Ralph Lydic
Sleep. 2008 November 1; 31(11): 1471–1472.
PMCID: PMC2579972
Sleep. 2008 November 1; 31(11): 1473–1476.
PMCID: PMC2579973
Sleep. 2008 November 1; 31(11): 1479–1482.
PMCID: PMC2579975
Sleep. 2008 November 1; 31(11): 1483–1486.
PMCID: PMC2579976
Michael H. Chase
Sleep. 2008 November 1; 31(11): 1487–1491.
PMCID: PMC2579977
Unraveling the Mechanisms of REM Sleep Atonia: A Response to Kubin LK, Berger AJ, Funk GD, Soja P, and Chase MH. Critical Topics Forum. Sleep 2008; 31:1473-91
Patricia L. Brooks and John H. Peever
Sleep. 2008 November 1; 31(11): 1492–1497.
PMCID: PMC2579970
Rapid Publication
Reduced Brain GABA in Primary Insomnia: Preliminary Data from 4T Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (1H-MRS)
John W. Winkelman, Orfeu M. Buxton, J. Eric Jensen, Kathleen L. Benson, Shawn P. O'Connor, Wei Wang, and Perry F. Renshaw
Sleep. 2008 November 1; 31(11): 1499–1506.
PMCID: PMC2579978
Short Sleep Duration and Pediatric Weight
Associations Between Sleep Duration Patterns and Overweight/Obesity at Age 6
Évelyne Touchette, Dominique Petit, Richard E. Tremblay, Michel Boivin, Bruno Falissard, Christophe Genolini, and Jacques Y. Montplaisir
Sleep. 2008 November 1; 31(11): 1507–1514.
PMCID: PMC2579979
Short Sleep Duration and Adolescent Insomnia
The Multidimensional Correlates Associated With Short Nocturnal Sleep Duration and Subjective Insomnia Among Taiwanese Adolescents
Cheng-Fang Yen, Chih-Hung Ko, Ju-Yu Yen, and Chung-Ping Cheng
Sleep. 2008 November 1; 31(11): 1515–1525.
PMCID: PMC2579980
Treating Insomnia with Mild Sleep Disordered Breathing
Prospective Randomized Study of Patients with Insomnia and Mild Sleep Disordered Breathing
Christian Guilleminault, Kala Davis, and Nelly T. Huynh
Sleep. 2008 November 1; 31(11): 1527–1533.
PMCID: PMC2579981
Genetic Association with Sleep Apnea
Association Study of Serotonin Transporter Gene Polymorphisms with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in Chinese Han Population
Weihua Yue, Huiguo Liu, Jishui Zhang, Xianghui Zhang, Xiaoping Wang, Tieqiao Liu, Pozi Liu, and Wei Hao
Sleep. 2008 November 1; 31(11): 1535–5141.
PMCID: PMC2579982
Posturnal Association with Sleep Apnea
Effect of Body Posture on Pharyngeal Shape and Size in Adults With and Without Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Jennifer H. Walsh, Matthew S. Leigh, Alexandre Paduch, Kathleen J. Maddison, Julian J. Armstrong, David D. Sampson, David R. Hillman, and Peter R. Eastwood
Sleep. 2008 November 1; 31(11): 1543–1549.
PMCID: PMC2579983
Randomized Trial of CPAP on Quality of Life
Effects of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Quality of Life in Patients With Moderate to Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Data From a Randomized Controlled Trial
Massimiliano M. Siccoli, Justin C.T. Pepperell, Malcolm Kohler, Sonya E. Craig, Robert J.O. Davies, and John R. Stradling
Sleep. 2008 November 1; 31(11): 1551–1558.
PMCID: PMC2579969
Sleep Assessments in Critically Ill Patients
Assessment of Sleep in Ventilator-Supported Critically Ill Patients
Cristina Ambrogio, Jeffrey Koebnick, Stuart F. Quan, V. Marco Ranieri, and Sairam Parthasarathy
Sleep. 2008 November 1; 31(11): 1559–1568.
PMCID: PMC2579984
Wrist Actigraphy of Disturbed Sleep in the Elderly
Interpreting Wrist Actigraphic Indices of Sleep in Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly: The Study of Osteoporotic Fractures
Reena Mehra, Katie L. Stone, Sonia Ancoli-Israel, Stephanie Litwack-Harrison, Kristine E. Ensrud, and Susan Redline
Sleep. 2008 November 1; 31(11): 1569–1576.
PMCID: PMC2579985
Physiological Effects of Sleep Restriction in Rats
Chronically Restricted Sleep Leads to Depression-Like Changes in Neurotransmitter Receptor Sensitivity and Neuroendocrine Stress Reactivity in Rats
Arianna Novati, Viktor Roman, Timur Cetin, Roelina Hagewoud, Johan A. den Boer, Paul G.M. Luiten, and Peter Meerlo
Sleep. 2008 November 1; 31(11): 1579–1585.
PMCID: PMC2579986
Video Measure of Drosophila
A Video Method to Study Drosophila Sleep
John E. Zimmerman, David M. Raizen, Matthew H. Maycock, Greg Maislin, and Allan I. Pack
Sleep. 2008 November 1; 31(11): 1587–1598.
PMCID: PMC2579987
Fatigue Severity Scale
Validation of the Fatigue Severity Scale in a Swiss Cohort
Philipp O. Valko, Claudio L. Bassetti, Konrad E. Bloch, Ulrike Held, and Christian R. Baumann
Sleep. 2008 November 1; 31(11): 1601–1607.
PMCID: PMC2579971
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