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Epilepsy complicated by sleep apnea
Author(s) -
Wyler Allen R.,
Weymuller Ernest A.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410090415
Subject(s) - apnea , epilepsy , sleep apnea , medicine , sleep (system call) , anesthesia , central sleep apnea , pediatrics , obstructive sleep apnea , neurological disorder , sleep disorder , psychiatry , polysomnography , central nervous system disease , surgery , insomnia , computer science , operating system
A patient with a medically intractable seizure disorder was found to suffer sleep apnea as well. Treating the sleep apnea with permanent tracheostomy improved his generalized seizures. Although this combination of neurological disorders is probably rare, it should be considered if a suggestive history is obtained.