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World J Clin Pediatr. Aug 8, 2014; 3(3): 45-53
Published online Aug 8, 2014. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v3.i3.45
Published online Aug 8, 2014. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v3.i3.45
Childhood epilepsy and sleep
Mohammed A Al-Biltagi, Paediatric Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta 11432, Egypt
Author contributions: Al-Biltagi MA solely contributed to this paper.
Correspondence to: Mohammed A Al-Biltagi, MD, PhD, Paediatric Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Qism 2, Tanta 11432, Egypt. mbelrem@hotmail.com
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Received: December 20, 2013
Revised: May 16, 2014
Accepted: June 10, 2014
Published online: August 8, 2014
Processing time: 257 Days and 2.9 Hours
Revised: May 16, 2014
Accepted: June 10, 2014
Published online: August 8, 2014
Processing time: 257 Days and 2.9 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: The relation of sleep and epilepsy was discovered many centuries ago. Some types of epilepsies have increased activity during sleep disturbing it; while sleep deprivation aggravates epilepsy. Both are integrating together; so that controlling epilepsy will improve the sleeping quality while consolidating sleep will ease controlling the seizures. Meticulous care of sleep pattern and quality in epileptic children has significant effects for diagnosis, efficacy of controlling seizure activity, and health-related quality of life. Adequate studying of the sleep related disorders and hormones may give a clue for new methods of better epilepsy control.