Parasomnias, sleep-related movement disorders and physiological sleep variants in focal epilepsy: a polysomnographic study

Sleep and epilepsy are two bidirectionally interconnected phenomena [1]. The close link existing between epilepsy and sleep is well known since the times of Hippocrates [2]; and the activating function of sleep on epilepsy has been widely recognized, as well as the effect of epilepsy on sleep [3].

Source: Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy - July 29, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Loretta Giuliano, Greta Mainieri, Calogero Edoardo Cicero, Giulia Battaglia, Antonella Guccione, Salvatore Salomone, Filippo Drago, Alessandra Nicoletti, Vito Sofia, Mario Zappia Source Type: research