Sleep Apnea and Epilepsy: A case report

Ozol D., Ugur S. B., Bozkurt B., Yildirim Z., Karaman H.

EURASIAN JOURNAL OF PULMONOLOGY, cilt.14, sa.1, ss.55-58, 2012 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Dergi Adı: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF PULMONOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.55-58
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Epilepsy, sleep apnea, polysomnography
  • Lokman Hekim Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

There is a complex interaction between sleep and epilepsy. Not just epilepsy but also antiepileptic drugs can affect sleep architecture and can cause changes in sleep organization. As a result of decrease in inhibitor mechanisms during sleep, it becomes easier to produce epileptic seizures in non-REM, stage 1 and 2 by causing cortical excitement and interictal EEG discharges. It has been shown that sleep latency and sleep efficacy were altered in epileptic patients. We will discuss the relationship between epilepsy and sleep apnea by mentioning a case whom had diagnosis of epilepsy for 30 years and were admitted to our sleep unit for excessive daytime sleepiness, witnessed apnea and snoring.