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Epilepsy And Sleep Apnea — A Dangerous Duo

June 2, 2019
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It’s an endless cycle.

But there’s more to sleep apnea than what meets the eye. (No pun intended.)

Almost a third of people with epilepsy may suffer with undiagnosed sleep apnea, a sleep disorder which is dangerous because of the possible serious consequences.

Posted in Epilepsy, Research
Tags: continuous positive airway pressure, CPAP, lack of oxygen, sleep apnea, sleep deprivation

Sleep and Seizures

May 26, 2019
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Sleepless nights. Exhausted afternoons. Confusion. Memory loss. Trouble with concentration, mood swings and of course, seizures.

Which may increase in frequency or severity. Or may even contribute to intractable seizures. It seems like an endless cycle.

For people with epilepsy, sleep problems are a double-edged sword; epilepsy disturbs sleep and sleep deprivation aggravates epilepsy.

Posted in Epilepsy, Medication Issues, Research
Tags: deprivation, Epilepsy, frontal lobe, generalized tonic-clonic seizures, insomnia, juvenile myoclonic, rolandic childhood, sedatives, seizures, sleep, sleep apnea, temporal lobe, trigger

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Epilepsy And Sleep Apnea — A Dangerous Duo

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