boy laying in bed The comorbid presence of central apnea has been identified by multiple researchers as predictive of SUDEP. Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) has an estimated incidence rate ...

A case-control study finds altered sleep events and characteristics exhibited in elderly patients with epilepsy compared to younger patients with epilepsy, as well as those without. Elderly patients ...

LOS ANGELES — Individuals with both uncontrolled epilepsy and sleep apnea are at significantly higher risk for mortality than those with epilepsy alone, according to a new analysis of over 2 million ...

ORLANDO — Sleep disorders in people with epilepsy are linked to a significantly higher risk for sudden unexplained death in epilepsy (SUDEP) and all-cause mortality, new research shows. Marion Lazaj, ...

Sleep apnea and low oxygen levels while sleeping are associated with epilepsy that first occurs after 60 years of age, known as late-onset epilepsy, according to a new study funded by the National ...

People in dangerous jobs don’t usually sleep well. New research is investigating if their susceptibility to concussions and poor sleep could put them at greater risk of developing epilepsy. The ...

A common childhood epilepsy drug has the potential to change the lives of millions of people who suffer from sleep apnea, as a human trial has delivered surprising results in reducing symptoms and ...

An increased sudden cardiac arrest risk was seen in association with long-term continuous positive airway pressure therapy, while a reduced risk was seen with adenotonsillectomy. HealthDay News — For ...

For decades, researchers have worked to unravel the mysteries of post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE), a form of epilepsy that ...

Tom O’Neill is mourned by his 11 siblings after he died from a suspected epileptic seizure GoFundMe An avid marathon runner was just 22 when he died in his sleep on New Year’s Eve from a suspected ...