title: The interactions between sleep and epilepsy.
abstract: The interactions between sleep and epilepsy have been recognized for centuries. The electroencephalogram and more recently the polysomnogram have helped us understand these interactions. Certain epilepsy syndromes are more common during sleep, and frequently a sleep disorder is misdiagnosed as epilepsy. Management of epilepsy includes improvements in sleep quality and quantity, and aggressive treatment of epilepsy has a positive impact on sleep disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Alcibíades J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: Ruben I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Kuzniecky
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D020447:Parasomnias / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017286:Polysomnography; D012640:Seizures / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012894:Sleep Stages / Q000502:physiology*