Psychomotor performance of medical students: Effect of 24 hours of sleep deprivation

Psychomotor performance of medical students: Effect of 24 hours of sleep deprivation

Context : Sleep deprivation is known to have detrimental effects on attentional resources and cognitive functions. Aim : The aim of this study is to assess the changes in performance, due to 24 h of sleep deprivation, in medical students Materials and Methods : The performance was assessed using sim...

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Main Authors: Abhinav Dixit, Rajat Thawani, Abhishek Goyal, Neelam Vaney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
Subjects:
Digit symbol substitution test
digit vigilance test
letter cancellation task
sleep deprivation
Online Access:http://www.ijpm.info/article.asp?issn=0253-7176;year=2012;volume=34;issue=2;spage=129;epage=132;aulast=Dixit

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