REM sleep time and digit span impairment in alcoholics.
J Stud Alcohol, 1978/9;39(9):1488-98.
Benson K, Cohen M, Zarcone V Jr
PMID: 215840
Abstract
In a group of 20 abstinent alcoholics, the amount of REM sleep was correlated with the degree of Digit Span scatter from the modified verbal mean of the WAIS. The Digits Backward component was more strongly related to REM time than was the Digits Forward component, suggesting an association between reduced REM sleep time and short-term memory impairment.
MeSH terms
Adult; Alcoholism; Brain Stem; Cognition; Cognition Disorders; Ethanol; Frontal Lobe; Humans; Limbic System; Male; Memory, Short-Term; Middle Aged; Sleep; Sleep Stages; Sleep, REM; Wechsler Scales
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