Sleep apnea as a transient, post-ictal event: Report of a case

SummaryA 53-year-old epileptic man had two seizures during polysomnography. Significant sleep apnea followed each (apnea–hypopnea indices (AHIs) of 22 and 20.4 for the 2 h following seizure one and 47.7 for the 53 min following seizure two). Lower hourly AHIs (range: 6.0–14.1) occurred for the remainder of the study. Results were not position-dependent. This suggests that epilepsy can transiently worsen sleep apnea, with implications for treatment.