Inter-expert and intra-expert reliability in sleep spindle scoring. Issue 8 (August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wendt, Sabrina L.; Welinder, Peter; Sorensen, Helge B.D.; Peppard, Paul E.; Jennum, Poul; Perona, Pietro; Mignot, Emmanuel; Warby, Simon C.
• Is Part Of: Clinical neurophysiology. Volume 126:Issue 8(2015:Aug.)
• Page Start: 1548
• Page End: 1556
• Publication Date: 2015-08
• Subjects: Neurophysiology -- Periodicals; Electroencephalography -- Periodicals; Electromyography -- Periodicals; Neurology -- Periodicals; 612.8
• DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2014.10.158
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1388-2457

Abstract

<abstract xml:lang="en" abstract-type="author-highlights" id="ab005"> <title id="st090">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="sp0005"> <list id="l0005"> <list-item id="o0005"> <label></label> <p id="p0170">Spindle identification is a difficult task, and more than one sleep expert is needed to reliably score spindles in EEG data.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0010"> <label></label> <p id="p0175">The reliability of sleep staging may be improved by improving the reliability of spindle scoring, particularly for the discrimination of stage N1 and N2 sleep.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0015"> <label></label> <p id="p0180">Reliability of sleep spindle scoring can be improved by using qualitative confidence scores, rather than a dichotomous yes/no scoring system.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>