African woman sleeping in her bed. Young woman sleeping in her bed in the morning at home. While there has recently been a surge in research regarding the complex relationship between sleep and ...

LOS ANGELES — Individuals with both uncontrolled epilepsy and sleep apnea are at significantly higher risk for mortality than those with epilepsy alone, according to a new analysis of over 2 million ...

This week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Sarah Schmitt about epilepsy and common triggers that may initiate a seizure in ...

ORLANDO — Sleep disorders in people with epilepsy are linked to a significantly higher risk for sudden unexplained death in epilepsy (SUDEP) and all-cause mortality, new research shows. Marion Lazaj, ...

boy laying in bed The comorbid presence of central apnea has been identified by multiple researchers as predictive of SUDEP. Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) has an estimated incidence rate ...

Sleep apnea and low oxygen levels while sleeping are associated with epilepsy that first occurs after 60 years of age, known as late-onset epilepsy, according to a new study funded by the National ...

A case-control study finds altered sleep events and characteristics exhibited in elderly patients with epilepsy compared to younger patients with epilepsy, as well as those without. Elderly patients ...

European epilepsy drug sulthiame could be an effective treatment for sleep apnea, a new study suggests. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News A European epilepsy drug could be an effective treatment for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In models accounting for demographics, hypertension, stroke and more, hypoxemia and sleep apnea were linked to ...

It's possible that the interrupted breathing and lowered oxygen levels of apnea might be harming the brain It's not yet known if treating sleep apnea could prevent late-onset epilepsy THURSDAY, May 2, ...