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sleep disorders medicine: sleep stage 2 (non-REM stage 2)


A stage of non-REM sleep characterized by the presence of sleep spindles and K complexes present in a relatively low-voltage, mixed-frequency EEG background; high voltage delta waves may make up to 20% of stage 2 epochs; usually accounts for 45-55% of the major sleep episode.*

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*Reprinted with permission from: Culebras, Antonio Clinical Handbook of Sleep Disorders Hardcover © 1996 Butterworth-Heinemann



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