Homeostatic and Circadian Abnormalities in Sleep and Arousal in Gulf War Syndrome

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to assess sleep and wake parameters in veterans of the first Gulf War who have fatigue and other symptoms compared with veterans who do not have fatigue utilizing novel assessment techniques including temperature and high density EEG. This research study is in the data collection phase. The most significant finding in this study during the research period is that temperature curves, which are well-tied with sleep/wake and feelings of fatigue/alertness are showing different projections in veterans endorsing fatigue than those who do not. Additionally, we continue to find that the time course of slow wave activity (SWA) may be different in subjects endorsing fatigue compared to those who do not. Slow wave sleep is often thought to play a role in the recovery and restorative aspects of sleep.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA596544

Entities

People

  • Giulio Tononi
  • Ruth Benca
  • Timothy M. Juergens

Organizations

  • University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abnormalities
  • Biomedical Research
  • Circadian Rhythms
  • Climate Change
  • Cortisol
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Processing
  • Depression
  • High Density
  • Inventory
  • Melatonin
  • Persian Gulf Syndrome
  • Power Spectra
  • Psychophysiology
  • Recovery
  • Sleep Deprivation
  • Sleep Disorders

Readers

  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Gulf War Illness and Chronic Multisymptom Illness in Veterans.