Reduction of Rapid Eye Movement Sleep by Diurnal and Nocturnal Seizures in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

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Temporal lobe complex partial seizures decrease REM sleep, particularly when occurring during sleep but also when occurring on the previous day. This may, in part, be responsible for the prolonged impairment of functioning that some patients report following seizures.

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Epilepsy research and treatment Sleep and Wakefulness Research Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

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Published in: Archives of Neurology

Volume 57, Issue 3, pp. 363-363

DOI: 10.1001/archneur.57.3.363

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Reduction of Rapid Eye Movement Sleep by Diurnal and Nocturnal Seizures in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

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