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Sleep and seizures…at what cost?

August 30, 2021
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Sleepless nights. Exhausted afternoons. Confusion. Memory loss. Trouble with concentration, mood swings and of course, seizures.

Posted in Epilepsy, Research
Tags: electrical brain activity, hormonal activity, lack of oxygen, nocturnal seizures, sleep apnea, sleep disorder, sleeping pills

Ever Had a Seizure in Your Sleep?

February 13, 2021
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According to an article in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, if more than 90 percent of your seizures occur while sleeping, you are said to have sleep seizures.

The article also notes that an estimated 7.5 percent to 45 percent of people who have epilepsy have some form of sleep seizures.

Posted in Epilepsy, Research
Tags: bed wetting, bitten tongue, confusion, falling out of bed, movements, night terrors, nocturnal seizures, Panic Attacks, screaming, sleep seizures, sleep studies

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