Excessive daytime sleepiness in patients with epilepsy: A subjective evaluation

► The prevalence of excessive daytime sleepiness was studied in 99 adult patients with epilepsy. ► The prevalence of excessive daytime sleepiness was considered high in comparison with other studies (47.5%). ► Only anxiety and neck circumference were correlated with excessive daytime sleepiness in these patients. ► We concluded that excessive daytime sleepiness in these patients is not related to epilepsy per se.