Neurol. praxi. 2010;11(4):239-243
Sleep and epilepsy
- Klinika dětské neurologie Centrum pro poruchy spánku a bdění Fakultní nemocnice Ostrava,
- Fakulta zdravotnických studií Ostravské univerzity, Ostrava
The mutual interaction of epilepsies, epileptic seizures and sleep is multiple. There are seizure types and units of epilepsy classification
closely related to sleep and biological rhythms. A number of patients with epilepsy predominantly have seizures in their sleep. Specific
interictal epileptic activity and nocturnal seizures alter sleep architecture; frequently, fragmentation of nocturnal sleep occurs. Many
sleep disorders, such as obstructive sleep apnoea, provoke and aggravate epileptic seizures. The effect of the antiepileptic medication
used is also of significance.
Keywords: epilepsy, sleep, nocturnal seizures
Published: October 1, 2010 Show citation
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