Sleep and Epilepsy | 1996, Volume 2 - Issue 1-2

G. TURANLI¹, A. ALLAHVERDİEV², M. A. TOPÇUOĞLU³, K. YUZASİF², M. SÜMER⁴, Y. RENDA¹

¹Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Pediatrik Nöroloji AD
²Azerbeycan İlimler Akademisi, Klinik Nörofizyoloji Bölümü,
³Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Nöroloji AD
⁴Bayındır Tıp Merkezi, Nöroloji Bölümü

Keywords: Sleep, Epilepsy, EEC

Abstract

The circadian and ultradian sleep and sleep-wake cycle significantly influences theexpression of ictal and/or inter-ictal electroencephalographic and clinical manifestations inepileptic patients. Epileptiform discharges are tended ta propagate during NREM sleep,contrastly, REM sleep is resistant to propagation of EEG discharges. This article is focused on clinical practical importance of the relationship between sleep and epilepsy. Interictal and ictal EEG discharges and sleep-wake cycle, sleep abnormalities in epileptics, clinical usage of sleep or sleep deprivation EEGs, effects of anti-epileptic drugs on sleep were discussed briefly.