Abstract
The original Rechtschaffen and Kales sleep scoring manual of 1968, commonly known as the “R and K” rules, was used to classify the different stages sleep and wakefulness until 2007 at which point the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) created a new scoring manual. This chapter briefly summarizes the new AASM scoring rules for staging sleep and associated events in adults and pediatric population as well as technical specifications.
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Abbreviations
- LOC:
-
Left electrooculogram
- ROC:
-
Right electrooculogram
- Chin:
-
Chin electromyogram
- EKG:
-
Electrocardiogram
- LAT:
-
Left anterior tibialis surface electromyogram
- RAT:
-
Right anterior tibialis surface electromyogram
- SNORE:
-
Snore sensor
- N/O:
-
Nasal and oral airflow
- THOR:
-
Thoracic respiratory effort
- ABD:
-
Abdominal respiratory effort
- NPRE:
-
Nasal pressure recording effort
- SpO2:
-
Pulse oximetry
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Malhotra, R.K., Avidan, A.Y. (2017). Scoring of Normal Sleep and Arousals. In: Chokroverty, S. (eds) Sleep Disorders Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6578-6_24
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