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Actigraphy in the Assessment of Nighttime Eating Disorders: Two Case Reports
Monica Martoni,Miranda Occhionero,Lorenzo Tonetti,Manuela Biagi,Alessia Spinelli,Vincenzo Natale
Sleep and Hypnosis: A Journal of Clinical Neuroscience and Psychopathology 2009;11(2):58-61

Two patients referred to a Sleep Disorders Centre complaining of insomnia and nightly binging at multiple nocturnal awakenings. Both patients completed a sleep evaluation protocol, during which their sleep was monitored by actigraphy for 7 consecutive nights. We calculated sleep measures removing all eating episodes occurred during the night (Sleep Without Eating Episodes; SWEE). Taking into account the SWEE actigraphic parameters, the 2 cases proved to be actigraphically very different, recommending different therapeutic approaches. Actigraphy could be a helpful tool in the assessment of a patient complaining of sleep disruption associated with nocturnal eating.
Keywords:
Actigraphy, insomnia, nighttime eating disorders, sleep without eating episodes

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