Comments on: Sleep apnea induced seizure in a non-epileptic patient? http://www.sleepapnea-cures.org/sleep-apnea-induced-seizure-in-a-non-epileptic-patient.html About Sleep Apnea Cures, Central and Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Symtoms, Diagnosis, Causes, Treatments, Snoring, Surgery, Machine, Devices, and Remedies Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:44:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: RM http://www.sleepapnea-cures.org/sleep-apnea-induced-seizure-in-a-non-epileptic-patient.html/comment-page-1#comment-2797 RM Sat, 17 Jul 2010 11:12:36 +0000 http://www.sleepapnea-cures.org/sleep-apnea-induced-seizure-in-a-non-epileptic-patient.html#comment-2797 Sleep apnea causes sleep deprivation and hypoxia...both of which will lower the seizure threshold. "Non-epileptic" patients that have seizures related to sleep apnea probably have some predisposition to seizures that would not otherwise be identified if it weren't for the stressors related to the apnea. As a pharmacist you are probably well aware, but its a cruel relationship that some AEDs may actually worsen apnea due to central respiratory depression and reduced tone of respiratory musculature. Sleep apnea causes sleep deprivation and hypoxia…both of which will lower the seizure threshold. “Non-epileptic” patients that have seizures related to sleep apnea probably have some predisposition to seizures that would not otherwise be identified if it weren’t for the stressors related to the apnea.

As a pharmacist you are probably well aware, but its a cruel relationship that some AEDs may actually worsen apnea due to central respiratory depression and reduced tone of respiratory musculature.

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