Sleep complaints and epilepsy: The role of seizures, antiepileptic drugs and sleep disorders

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 514-521

  Foldvary Schaefer, Nancy ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Epilepsy; Excessive daytime sleepiness; Sleep architecture; Sleep symptoms

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; ETHOSUXIMIDE; ETIRACETAM; FELBAMATE; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; MESUXIMIDE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PRIMIDONE; TIAGABINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; ZONISAMIDE;

DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP LATENCY DISORDER; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP TIME; SOMNOLENCE; SYMPTOM;

ANTICONVULSANTS; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; SEIZURES; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERS; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0036913365     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004691-200212000-00004     Document Type: Review

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