Cortical asymmetry of REM sleep EEG following unilateral pontine hemorrhage.
A 24-year-old woman with a left pontine hematoma showed marked asymmetry in the EEG of REM sleep, suggesting that a unilateral pontine lesion is sufficient to disrupt normal REM sleep EEG in the ipsilateral hemisphere. Other REM sleep characteristics (rapid eye movements, muscle atonia) were unaffected by this lesion.
Kushida
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Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
Rye
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Nummy
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Milton
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Spire
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Rechtschaffen
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D000328:Adult; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011149:Pons / Q000098:blood supply*; D012895:Sleep, REM