1. Sleep Macro- and Microstructure Is Altered in Children with Epilepsy.
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Rauchenzauner, M., Würzl, J., Kortas, A., Unterholzner, G., Weber, K., and Schiller, K.
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CHILDHOOD epilepsy ,SLOW wave sleep ,SLEEP spindles ,SLEEP ,CHILDREN with developmental disabilities ,EYE movements - Abstract
This article, published in the journal Neuropediatrics, explores the connection between sleep and epilepsy in children. The researchers aimed to compare the sleep patterns of children with epilepsy to a healthy control group. They found that children with epilepsy had higher rates of sleep slow waves (SW) and increased coupling between SW and sleep spindles during non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep. These findings suggest that children with epilepsy may experience altered sleep macro- and microstructure, which could potentially contribute to cognitive impairment. Further research is needed to better understand the relationship between sleep and epilepsy in children. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2023
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