Obstructive sleep apnea in patients with epilepsy: Does treatment affect seizure control?

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 483-484

  Foldvary Schaefer, Nancy ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; OXYGEN; VALPROIC ACID;

DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; EPILEPSY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; SOMNOLENCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

BODY MASS INDEX; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 0742324115     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2003.08.006     Document Type: Editorial

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