Seminars in Pediatric Neurology
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 42-49 , June 2008

The Relationship Between Sleep and Epilepsy

  • Prakash Kotagal, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Epilepsy Section, Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute, Cleveland, OH.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Prakash Kotagal, MD, Pediatric Epilepsy Section, Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195.
    • ,
  • Nandan Yardi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Yardi Epilepsy and Sleep Clinic, Pune, India.
    • Jehangir Hopsital and KEM Hospital, Pune, India.
    • Vidyapeth Medical College, Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital, Pune, India.

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 Portions of the text are from Kotagal P: The relationship between sleep and epilepsy. Seminars in Pediatric Neurology 8:241-250, 2001

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doi: 10.1016/j.spen.2008.03.007

Seminars in Pediatric Neurology
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 42-49 , June 2008

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