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  • Neurology
  • Sleep Medicine
  • Quality of Life Research

Background:

  • Epilepsy significantly impacts patients' well-being.
  • Sleep disturbances and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) are common in epilepsy.
  • Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is a potential comorbidity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the prevalence of OSAS, sleep quality, and EDS in epilepsy patients.
  • To explore the relationship between these sleep issues and quality of life.
  • To determine correlations with demographic and clinical factors.

Main Methods:

  • 111 epilepsy patients were assessed using the Berlin Questionnaire (BQ) for OSAS, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), and Quality of Life in Epilepsy-31 (QOLIE-31).
  • Data collected included demographics, seizure characteristics, and anti-seizure drug use.
  • Statistical analyses were performed to identify correlations.

Main Results:

  • 36% of patients reported poor sleep quality, and 20.7% experienced mild EDS.
  • A low risk of OSAS was identified in 89.2% of participants.
  • Poor sleep quality and EDS showed a low negative correlation with quality of life.

Conclusions:

  • Poor sleep quality and EDS are prevalent in epilepsy patients.
  • These sleep issues, along with OSAS, do not correlate with demographic or clinical epilepsy features.
  • Sleep disturbances are linked to reduced quality of life in this population.