Core body temperature in narcoleptic and normal subjects living in temporal isolation
CP Pollak, DR Wagner - Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, 1994 - Elsevier
The aim was to detect abnormalities in the circadian temperature rhythms of narcoleptic
patients, as evidence of abnormal circadian pacemaker function. Six narcoleptic patients
and nine normal controls lived in a time-isolation laboratory for 18–22 days. Rectal
temperature was measured every minute and modeled by mean waveforms and cosine
functions, which have complementary advantages. In this study, the two types of models
gave similar results: The levels, periods, amplitudes, and phases of the circadian …
patients, as evidence of abnormal circadian pacemaker function. Six narcoleptic patients
and nine normal controls lived in a time-isolation laboratory for 18–22 days. Rectal
temperature was measured every minute and modeled by mean waveforms and cosine
functions, which have complementary advantages. In this study, the two types of models
gave similar results: The levels, periods, amplitudes, and phases of the circadian …