A new method for long-term monitoring of the ballistocardiogram, heart rate, and respiration

J Alihanka, K Vaahtoranta… - American Journal of …, 1981 - journals.physiology.org
The principle of the static charge-sensitive-bed (SCSB) method is described. The method is
simple and inexpensive. From the SCSB recording the ballistocardiogram (BCG) and …

A static charge sensitive bed. A new method for recording body movements during sleep

J Alihanka, K Vaahtoranta - Electroencephalography and clinical …, 1979 - Elsevier
The principle of ‘static charge sensitive bed’ method for recording body movements during
sleep is described. We made records during 30 nights and the measured total number of …

[HTML][HTML] Intravenous fentanyl PCA during labour

EM Nikkola, UU Ekblad, PO Kero, JJM Alihanka… - Canadian journal of …, 1997 - Springer
Purpose To evaluate the usefulness of intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (PCA)
fentanyl for labour analgesia, its effectiveness for maternal pain and safety for the fetus and …

Radiological parameters of the bony nasopharynx and the adenotonsillar size compared with sleep apnea episodes in children

…, J Alihanka, H Rikalainen, J Suonpää - International journal of …, 1987 - Elsevier
J. Physiol., 240 (1980) 384-392. 2 Alihanka, J., Manual for scoring and analyzing Bio-Matt
(SCSB) recordings, in press. 3 Ancoli-Israel, S., Kripke, DF, Mason, W. and Messin, S., Sleep …

Use of the SCSB method for monitoring of respiration, body movements and ballistocardiogram in infants

M Erkinjuntti, K Vaahtoranta, J Alihanka… - Early human development, 1984 - Elsevier
A new method for long-term monitoring of respiration, the ballistocardiogram (BCG), heart
rate and body movements in newborn infants and children is presented. The design of the …

Sleep movements in teethgrinders.

TT Sjöholm, OJ Polo, JM Alihanka - Journal of craniomandibular …, 1992 - europepmc.org
To investigate the nocturnal motor activity associated with teethgrinding, 12 patients and 12
controls were recorded during sleep with the masseter muscle electromyogram (EMG) and …

Sleep movements and associated autonomic nervous activities in patients with Parkinson's disease

A Laihinen, J Alihanka, S Raitasuo… - Acta neurologica …, 1987 - Wiley Online Library
Nine parkinsonian patients were studied during one night using the static charge sensitive
bed (SCSB) method for the monitoring of respiration, ballistocardiogram (BCG) and body …

Static‐charge‐sensitive bed ballistocardiography in cardiovascular monitoring

…, J Jalonen, V Laaksonen, J Alihanka - Clinical …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
We evaluated the autonomic influence on ballistocardiograms recorded by a static‐charge‐sensitive
bed for cardiovascular monitoring in nine healthy males (20–44 years) and its …

Respiratory variation of the ballistocardiogram during increased respiratory load and voluntary central apnoea

…, K Vaahtoranta, J Alihanka - European …, 1992 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Heavy snoring is associated with increased respiratory variation of the ballistocardiogram (BCG).
The cause for this association is not known. Although the BCG is a sensitive method to …

Midazolam and flunitrazepam: pharmacokinetics and effects on night time respiration and body movements in the elderly.

M Seppälä, J Alihanka, JJ Himberg, J Kanto… - … Journal of Clinical …, 1993 - europepmc.org
In a double-blind crossover study, the pharmacokinetics and effects on night-time respiration
and body movements of midazolam 7.5 mg, flunitrazepam 1 mg, and placebo were studied …