Sleep Disruption Worsens Seizures: Neuroinflammation as a Potential Mechanistic Link
Bonilla-Jaime H, Zeleke H, Rojas A, Espinosa-Garcia C. Sleep Disruption Worsens Seizures: Neuroinflammation as a Potential Mechanistic Link. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2021, 22: 12531. PMID: 34830412, PMCID: PMC8617844, DOI: 10.3390/ijms222212531.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive sleep apneaSleep deprivationAnti-epileptic drugsEpilepsy-related mortalitySudden unexpected deathPotential mechanistic linkSleep apneaImprove quality of lifeWorsen neurodegenerationDaytime sleepinessDisease progressionSeizure frequencySeizure activityNocturnal seizuresSide effectsQuality of lifeUnexpected deathEpileptic brainSeizuresEpilepsy patientsPoor sleep qualityEpilepsyNeuroinflammationSleep disturbanceMechanistic link