ISSN: 2167-0277
						Pierre Rompré
	
					    												
Canada						                            
                            
						
 Research Article
												Accuracy of the Oxford Sleep Resistance Test versus Simultaneous Electroencephalography to Detect Sleep Onset 						
Author(s): Vincent Jobin, Annie Mathieu, Pierre Rompré, Mélanie Perraton-Brillon, Geneviève Rondeau and Pierre Mayer
Vincent Jobin, Annie Mathieu, Pierre Rompré, Mélanie Perraton-Brillon, Geneviève Rondeau and Pierre Mayer
             
						
												
				 Background: The Oxford Sleep Resistance test (OSLER) is a useful tool to assess daytime vigilance. However, it has not been validated against simultaneous electroencephalography (EEG) recordings in large populations. The main objective of the study was to compare the OSLER values versus EEG-determined Sleep Onset latency (EEGSOL).
Methods: Patients referred for assessment of daytime vigilance were recruited from a tertiary sleep clinic. Patients underwent the OSLER (4 x 40 minutes trials; if 7 consecutive stimuli are missed, the trial is terminated and sleep onset is concluded to have occurred) with simultaneous EEG recordings. Determination of EEG-SOL using American Academy of sleep Medicine (AASM) criteria to score sleep during daytime testing was compared to OSLER values.
Results: 65 OSLER were performed in 65 s.. View More»
				  
												DOI:
												 10.4172/2167-0277.1000257