Probable Causal Link Between Epilepsy and Sleep Apnea: Case Report
Presented by:
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria / Michele Dominici, Fernando Pompeu Filho and Marleide da Mota Gomes
Summary points:
An obese 28-year-old with secondary medically resistant partial complex epilepsy due to a brain trauma presents for evaluation of seizures. This case report describes the findings from video-EEG-polysomnography and includes images of the EEG strips. The authors discuss the importance of evaluating refractory epileptic patients and/or epileptic patients with snoring.
Probable Causal Link Between Epilepsy and Sleep Apnea: Case Report
