- Docente: Federica Provini
- Credits: 1
- SSD: MED/26
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Neurophysiopathology techniques (cod. 8482)
Learning outcomes
The students will be able to recognize the main methodologies and investigative approaches in sleep medicine.
Course contents
Physiological and pathological sleep structure.
Actigraphic recordings.
24-h sleep and wake monitorings.
Excessive daytime sleepiness evaluation.
Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT).
Maintenace Wakefulness Test (MWT).
Apnea/hypopnea index; PLM index; atonia index.
Video-polysomnography.
Readings/Bibliography
Sleep Medicine Textbook, ESRS (European Sleep Research Society), 2014
Teaching methods
Lectures. Clinical case presentations on the most common sleep disorders.
Assessment methods
The final vote of the Course is obtained by an oral examination with questions on the main topics of the program.
Teaching tools
Lectures and clinical cases discussion.
Office hours
See the website of Federica Provini
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.