SLEEP 2011 Abstract Supplement
SLEEP 2011 Abstract Supplement
SLEEP 2011 Abstract Supplement
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B. Clinical Sleep Science IX. Psychiatric and Behavioral Disorders and Sleep<br />
Introduction: Abnormalities in slow wave activity (SWA) have been<br />
described in major depressive disorder (MDD), suggesting altered sleepwake<br />
homeostasis. Little is known, however, about how waking EEG<br />
tracings in MDD are affected by sleep. We examined spontaneous waking<br />
high-density electroencephalogram (hd-EEG) recordings and their<br />
relationship to slow wave activity during sleep.<br />
Methods: 12 right-handed MDD subjects (9 female) and 12 age and sex<br />
matched controls were analyzed, taken from a larger study on sleep homeostasis<br />
in depression. Two minutes of spontaneous waking hd-EEG<br />
(256 channel) was collected in the evening prior to sleep and the mornlowship<br />
Program. The authors’ views or opinions do not necessarily<br />
represent those of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).<br />
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ALTERED SLOW WAVE AND SPINDLE RANGE ACTIVITY IN<br />
MAJOR DEPRESSION: PRELIMINARY HIGH-DENSITY EEG<br />
FINDINGS<br />
Wanger TJ, Landsness EC, Plante DT, Goldstein MR, Guokas JJ,<br />
Tononi G, Benca R<br />
Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine<br />
and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA<br />
Introduction: Abnormalities in slow wave activity (SWA) and sleep<br />
spindle activity have been previously described in major depressive disorder<br />
(MDD). We utilized high-density EEG (hd-EEG) to investigate<br />
topographic differences in these parameters between MDD and control<br />
subjects during sleep.<br />
Methods: Unmedicated MDD subjects (n=28; 10 men) and age and sexmatched<br />
controls were recruited. Subjects underwent overnight hd-EEG<br />
(256 channel) polysomnography. The EEG data were filtered, FFTs performed,<br />
and data visually inspected and manually cleaned of artifact.<br />
Unpaired t-tests and statistical non-parametric mapping (SnPM) were<br />
used to evaluate for topographic differences in SWA and spindle range<br />
activity (SRA).<br />
Results: All-night SWA normalized to the power in all channels was<br />
greater in frontal and lower in posterior channels in MDD subjects relative<br />
to controls. SnPM using cluster threshold confirmed the posterior<br />
decrease, but not the frontal increase in SWA in MDD. Normalized allnight<br />
spindle range activity (12-15 Hz) was greater in frontal regions<br />
in MDD subjects relative to controls, but SnPM did not confirm this<br />
result. Neither SWA nor SRA findings correlated with age or depression<br />
severity.<br />
Conclusion: These preliminary findings suggest altered topographic<br />
SWA and SRA activity in depression. Further research is indicated to<br />
confirm these findings and determine if these findings are specific to<br />
subtypes of depression.<br />
Support (If Any): This research was funded by the National Institute<br />
of Mental Health (5P20MH077967 to GT and RB, and F30MH082601<br />
to EL).<br />
0739<br />
ALTERED SLOW-WAVE ACTIVITY HOMEOSTASIS<br />
IN MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER WITH<br />
HYPERSOMNOLENCE: A HIGH DENSITY EEG PILOT<br />
STUDY<br />
Plante DT, Landsness EC, Peterson MJ, Goldstein MR, Wanger TJ,<br />
Guokas JJ, Tononi G, Benca R<br />
Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine<br />
and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA<br />
Introduction: Hypersomnia is a common symptom of major depressive<br />
disorder (MDD) that increases the risk of incident depression and<br />
may be a residual symptom after resolution of a depressive episode. The<br />
pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying hypersomnia in mood disorders<br />
are unknown. This post hoc pilot study explored possible high<br />
density EEG (hd-EEG) markers that might distinguish MDD with hypersomnolence<br />
(MDD-HYS) from healthy controls and MDD with insomnia<br />
(MDD-INS).<br />
Methods: MDD-HYS subjects (n=8; 5 men) and age- and sex-matched<br />
MDD-INS subjects and controls were selected from a larger study on<br />
sleep homeostasis in depression. Hypersomnia was defined as a selfreport<br />
of sleeping ≥10 hours per day; insomnia as subjective report of<br />
difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep. Subjects underwent overnight<br />
hd-EEG (256 channel) polysomnography. EEG data were filtered, FFTs<br />
performed, and data visually inspected to remove artifact. Statistical<br />
analysis included ANOVA and post hoc unpaired t-tests to explore dif-<br />
ferences between groups in absolute and normalized slow wave activity<br />
(SWA; 1-4.5 Hz) during NREM sleep.<br />
Results: Left frontal all-night SWA normalized to the power in all channels<br />
was significantly higher in MDD-HYS (1.57±0.30) compared to<br />
controls (1.15±0.19, p=0.005) and MDD-INS (1.28±0.12, p=0.024).<br />
When examining absolute SWA in frontocentral regions for the first 30<br />
minutes of NREM sleep, power was significantly lower in MDD-HYS<br />
compared to MDD-INS (29.6μV±13.7 vs. 66.6μV±23.9, p=0.016). No<br />
differences in absolute SWA were evident at the end of the night, suggesting<br />
a greater homeostatic dissipation of SWA in MDD-INS compared<br />
to MDD-HYS.<br />
Conclusion: This pilot study suggests there may be alterations in SWA<br />
topography and dissipation across the night that segregate depressed<br />
subjects with hypersomnia from those with insomnia and healthy controls.<br />
Further research is indicated to replicate this finding and determine<br />
if hd-EEG findings correlate with hypersomnia severity.<br />
Support (If Any): This research was funded by the National Institute<br />
of Mental Health (5P20MH077967 to GT and RB, and F30MH082601<br />
to EL) and the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and<br />
Depression Young Investigator Award to MP.<br />
0740<br />
CORDANCE AS A BIOMARKER IN <strong>SLEEP</strong>-EEG FOR<br />
DEPRESSION: DIFFERENCES IN RESPONDERS VERSUS<br />
NON-RESPONDERS - A NATURALISTIC STUDY AFTER<br />
ANTIDEPRESSANT MEDICATION<br />
Pawlowski M, Dresler M, Steiger A<br />
Max-Planck-Institut for Psychiatry, Munich, Germany<br />
Introduction: Cordance is a relatively new quantitative EEG-method,<br />
which has shown usability as a biomarker for depression within the resting-state<br />
in wake patients. Sleep EEG shows distinctive alterations in a<br />
depressive episode and changes after antidepressants. We wanted to test<br />
whether differences in Cordance derived from sleep EEG exist between<br />
responders and non-responders after antidepressant medication.<br />
Methods: 20 in-patients with a depressive episode [ICD-10 F 31.4, F<br />
32.1-3, F 33.1-3] were treated with various antidepressants of “doctor’s<br />
choice”. The change of the Hamilton depression scores between the first<br />
and fifth week of treatment provided evidence about response. Response<br />
to treatment was defined as a ≥ 50 % reduction of Hamilton score. Cordance<br />
values for the prefrontal theta-EEG were calculated from sleep<br />
EEG during the first week with active medication.<br />
Results: Results showed significant differences: 8 responders compared<br />
to 12 non-responders showed higher Cordance values in prefrontal<br />
EEG-sites (z-score -1,57 ± 0.79 versus -2,64 ± 0,69, p = 0.0055).<br />
Conclusion: These results suggest that Cordance derived from sleep<br />
EEG provides a biomarker for depression.<br />
0741<br />
DIFFERENCES IN SPONTANEOUS WAKING EEG BETWEEN<br />
CONTROLS AND SUBJECTS WITH DEPRESSION<br />
Guokas JJ, Landsness EC, Wanger TJ, Plante DT, Goldstein MR,<br />
Tononi G, Benca R<br />
Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine<br />
and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA<br />
<strong>SLEEP</strong>, Volume 34, <strong>Abstract</strong> <strong>Supplement</strong>, <strong>2011</strong><br />
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