Table 4.

Proposed partial sleep deprivation protocol for sleep electroencephalography (EEG) in morning time

Age group	Children aged < 6 year	Children aged 6–12 years	Children aged > 12 years	Adults
Instructions	Shorten the sleep by 1–3 hours or an amount that you estimate is necessary for falling asleep at the time of EEG.	Go to sleep two hours later than usual and wake up two hours earlier than usual. Stay awake until the EEG.	Go to sleep two hours later than usual, but at the latest at 00 AM. Stay awake from 04 AM until the EEG.	Go to sleep at 00 AM. Stay awake after 04 AM until the EEG.