Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, c/o North Gate House, 55 High Street, Dorchester on Thames, Oxon X10 7HN, UK.
Arch Dis Child. 2013 Jul;98(7):548-51. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2013-303825. Epub 2013 Apr 26.
The ways in which sleep can affect epilepsy, and epilepsy can influence sleep and wakefulness, are described. Different forms of sleep disturbance have been reported in patients with epilepsy, depending on the type of seizure disorder. Confusions between epilepsy and non-epileptic parasomnias can be a particular diagnostic problem but they can be avoided. Untreated sleep disturbance is likely to have harmful psychological, physical and family effects. Screening for sleep disturbance should be routine, and leading, if indicated, to precise diagnosis of the underlying sleep disorder on which choice of advice and treatment depends.
本文描述了睡眠如何影响癫痫，以及癫痫如何影响睡眠和觉醒。据报道，不同类型的癫痫患者会出现不同形式的睡眠障碍，这取决于癫痫发作类型。癫痫与非癫痫性睡眠障碍之间的混淆可能是一个特殊的诊断问题，但可以避免。未经治疗的睡眠障碍可能会对心理、身体和家庭造成有害影响。因此，应该对睡眠障碍进行常规筛查，如果有必要，应该进行精确诊断，以确定潜在的睡眠障碍，从而选择合适的建议和治疗方案。
