Open AccessProceedings of the Sleep and Epilepsy Workshop: Section 1 Decreasing Seizures: Improving Sleep and Seizures, Themes for Future Research
Author(s) -
Mark Quigg,
Carl Bazil,
Mélanie Boly,
Erik K. St. Louis,
Judy Liu,
Louis J. Ptáček,
Rama Maganti,
Frank Kalume,
Bruce J. Gluckman,
Jay Pathmanathan,
Milena Pavlova,
Gordon F. Buchanan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
epiliepsy currents/epilepsy currents
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.415
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1535-7597
pISSN - 1535-7511
DOI - 10.1177/15357597211004566
Subject(s) - circadian rhythm , epilepsy , sleep (system call) , multidisciplinary approach , psychology , medicine , neuroscience , psychiatry , computer science , political science , operating system , law
Epileptic seizures, sleep, and circadian timing share bilateral interactions, but concerted work to characterize these interactions and to leverage them to the advantage of patients with epilepsy remains in beginning stages. To further the field, a multidisciplinary group of sleep physicians, epileptologists, circadian timing experts, and others met to outline the state of the art, gaps of knowledge, and suggest ways forward in clinical, translational, and basic research. A multidisciplinary panel of experts discussed these interactions, centered on whether improvements in sleep or circadian rhythms improve decrease seizure frequency. In addition, education about sleep was lacking in among patients, their families, and physicians, and that focus on education was an extremely important “low hanging fruit” to harvest. Improvements in monitoring technology, experimental designs sensitive to the rigor required to dissect sleep versus circadian influences, and clinical trials in seizure reduction with sleep improvements were appropriate.