Psychiatr. praxi. 2011;12(2):65-68 [Neurol. praxi. 2010;11(4):239-243]

Sleep and epilepsy

MUDr.Vilém Novák, MUDr.Marie Kunčíková
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: May 1, 2011  Show citation

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