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Chronic fatigue syndrome impairs a person's slow wave activity during sleep

05-01-2007 · EurekAlert!

A study published in the May 1 issue of the journal Sleep finds that chronic fatigue syndrome is associated with a blunted slow wave activity response to sleep challenge, suggesting an impairment of the basic sleep drive and homeostatic response.

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