Vol. 35 (5) 2014 Neuro endocrinology letters

Is nocturnal epilepsy cause of disturbed quality of sleep and elevated daytime sleepiness?

OBJECTIVES: Authors evaluated quality of sleep and daytime vigilance in patients with nocturnal epilepsy and compared it to those with daytime epilepsy.

BACKGROUND: Nocturnal seizures are an important type of epilepsy. They can result in morbidity due to disruption of sleep architecture. Daytime sleepiness, as a .....