Sleep and epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 394-404

  Derry, Christopher P ^a   Duncan, Susan ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EEG; Epilepsy; NFLE; Nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy; Parasomnia; PSG; Quality of life; Sleep; Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; ESLICARBAZEPINE; ETIRACETAM; GABAPENTIN; HARKOSERIDE; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENYTOIN; PREGABALIN; RETIGABINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FRONTAL LOBE EPILEPSY; HUMAN; LENNOX GASTAUT SYNDROME; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NOCTURNAL FRONTAL LOBE EPILEPSY; NONREM SLEEP; PARASOMNIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SLEEP QUALITY; SLEEP STAGE; SPIKE WAVE; SUDDEN DEATH; WEST SYNDROME;

DEATH, SUDDEN; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 84875243961     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.10.033     Document Type: Review

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