Journals / Solunum / 2012 / Cilt: 14 - Sayı: 1

Sleep Apnea and Epilepsy: A case report

Uyku Apnesi ve Epilepsi: Bir olgu nedeniyle

Journal
Solunum
Pages
55–58
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We will discuss the relationship between epilepsy and sleep apnea by mentioning a case whom had diagnosis of epilepsy for 30 years and were admitted to our sleep unit for excessive daytime sleepiness, witnessed apnea and snoring.

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Objective & Hypothesis:There is a complex interaction between sleep and epilepsy.
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Key Findings & Data:As a result of decrease in inhibitor mechanisms during sleep, it becomes easier to produce epileptic seizures in non-REM, stage 1 and 2 by causing cortical excitement and interictal EEG discharges.
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Conclusion & Impact:We will discuss the relationship between epilepsy and sleep apnea by mentioning a case whom had diagnosis of epilepsy for 30 years and were admitted to our sleep unit for excessive daytime sleepiness, witnessed apnea and snoring.
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Abstract

There is a complex interaction between sleep and epilepsy. Not just epilepsy but also antiepileptic drugs can affect sleep architecture and can cause changes in sleep organization. As a result of decrease in inhibitor mechanisms during sleep, it becomes easier to produce epileptic seizures in non-REM, stage 1 and 2 by causing cortical excitement and interictal EEG discharges. It has been shown that sleep latency and sleep efficacy were altered in epileptic patients. We will discuss the relationship between epilepsy and sleep apnea by mentioning a case whom had diagnosis of epilepsy for 30 years and were admitted to our sleep unit for excessive daytime sleepiness, witnessed apnea and snoring.

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Uykunun epilepsi, epilepsinin de uyku yapısı üzerinde karmaşık etkileri vardır. Sadece epilepsi hastalığı değil, kullanılan antiepileptik ilaçlar da uykunun doğal mimarisinde ve organizasyonunda değişikliklere yol açabilmektedir. Epileptik nöbetin ortaya çıkması için gerekli olan kortikal uyarılma, uyku sırasında inhibitör mekanizmaların etkinliğinin azalmasıyla kolaylaşmakta, özellikle uykunun NREM evre 1 ve evre 2 dönemlerinde epileptik nöbetler ve interiktal EEG deşarjlar daha kolay ortaya çıkmaktadır. Epilepsi hastalarında uyku latansı ve uyku etkinliğinin azaldığı gösterilmiştir. Bu yazıda uyku apnesi ile epilepsi ilişkisi, gündüz aşırı uyku hali, tanıklı apne ve horlama yakınmasıyla hastanemize başvuran, 30 yıldır epilepsi tanısıyla izlenen bir olgu üzerinden tartışılacaktır.

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ÖZOL, D., BOYNUKALIN, Ş. U., BOZKURT, B., YILDIRIM, Z., KARAMAN, H. (2012). Sleep Apnea and Epilepsy: A case report. Solunum, Cilt: 14 - Sayı: 1, 55–58. https://ajindex.com/articles/314540

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