Sleep homeostasis, seizures, and cognition in children with focal epilepsy.

Maria H ErikssonTorsten BaldewegRonit PresslerStewart G BoydReto HuberJ Helen CrossBigna K BölsterliSamantha Yuen-Sum Chan

Published in: Developmental medicine and child neurology (2022)

Overnight SWA decline is conserved in children with focal epilepsy and may underpin the preservation of sleep-related memory consolidation in this patient group. Reduced early-night SWA may reflect impaired or immature sleep homeostasis in those with a higher seizure burden.

Keyphrases

sleep quality
physical activity
young adults
temporal lobe epilepsy
case report
mild cognitive impairment
working memory
depressive symptoms
drug induced