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Table 2 Sleep objective and subjective data. Absolute parameter values obtained from a full night sleep polysomnography (PSG) recording, and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) [10] scores

From: Impairments in sleep and brain molecular clearance in people with cognitive deterioration and biological evidence of AD: a report of four cases

PSG Parameters

T001

T002

T003

T004

Sleep Latency (min)

1.8

14.4

40.0

49.5

Total sleep time (min)

Sleep efficiency (%)

315.0

66.7

314.5

66.2

199.5

39.0

297.5

61.8

N1%

43.3

17.0

28.6

28.4

N2%

46.5

45.5

56.1

51.4

N3%

5.2

24.3

0.3

10.6

REM %

4.9

13.2

15.0

18.8

PLMS index (events/hr)

2.9

0

26.8

0

AHI (events/hr)

37.9

10.9

8.4

40.9

WASO (min)

ST90 (%)

155.5

0.6

146.1

0.1

271.7

8.4

134.6

69.7

Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)

15

6

NA

4

  1. Abbreviations: periodic limb movement during sleep (PLMS); Apnoea/hypopnea index (AHI); rapid eye movement (REM), Non-REM stage 1 (N1); stage 2 (N2) and stage 3 (N3); wakefulness after sleep onset (WASO) and total sleep time with oxygen saturation below 90% (ST90).