Extreme sleep fragmentation for 11 consecutive days and nights does not significantly alter total sleep time, and sleep stage distribution, during the continuous alpine downhill skiing world record

• Main Authors: Mirco Gindulis (Author), Nikolaus Netzer (Author), Martin Burtscher (Author), Hannes Gatterer (Author), Christian Schmidt (Author), Audry Morrison (Author), Thomas Küpper (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of Applied Sciences in Tarnow, Poland, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction: Extreme levels of sleep deprivation, fragmentation and management, are major problems in many sportive disciplines, ultramarathons, polar or extreme altitude expeditions, and in space operations. Material and methods: Polysomnographic (PSG) data was continuously recorded (total sleep t...