The return to the polysomnographically
defined awake state from any non-REM
or REM sleep stages. It is characterized by
alpha and beta EEG
activity, a rise in tonic EMG,
voluntary rapid eye movements, and eye blinks. This definition of awakenings is
valid only insofar as the polysomnogram
is paralleled by a resumption of a reasonably alert state of awareness of the
environment.*
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*Reprinted with permission from: Culebras, Antonio Clinical Handbook
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