TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Chapter 1 BACKGROUND & DEFINITIONS
1.1 Backgrounds p. 5
1.2 Definitions of concepts p. 7 o Concepts of sleepines
o Concepts of fatigue
Chapter 2 CLINICAL SLEEP QUALITY, SLEEPINESS
AND SLEEP ARCHITECTURE IN CHRONIC FATIGUE Chronic fatigue without sleep disorders (3 studies)
2.1 Sleep quality perception in chronic fatigue p. 28 2.2 High Slow Wave Sleep and low Light Sleep p. 42 2.3 Is sleepiness overlapping in chronic fatigue? p. 64 Chapter 3 THE SLEEP EEG OF SLOW WAVE SLEEP IN
CHRONIC FATIGUE RELATED CONDITIONS
3.1 NREM EEG power in sleepiness and fatigue p. 76 3.2 Slow wave power distribution in CFS and insomnia p. 95 Chapter 4 SUMMARIZING DISCUSSION
4.1 Discussion of studies’ findings and implications p. 116 4.2 Conclusions and open questions p. 120
Glossary, acronyms and common abreviations p. 122
Appendix
I. Publication record p. 123