Associations of impaired sleep quality, insomnia, and sleepiness with epilepsy: A questionnaire‐based case–control study

Sleep disturbances occurred in 53.3% of individuals with epilepsy compared to 25.5% of healthy controls.

• Individuals with epilepsy are more likely to experience poor sleep quality, excessive daytime sleepiness, and insomnia.
• The odds of poor sleep quality, excessive daytime sleepiness, and insomnia are significantly higher in those with epilepsy, with odds ratios of 3.52, 2.10, and 5.91, respectively.
• Depressive mood, anxiety, and perceived sleep insufficiency are factors that may contribute to sleep disturbances in people with epilepsy.
• In those with epilepsy, having seizure remission for the past year is associated with a lower frequency of insomnia.
• Age, sex, type of epilepsy, and the number of antiepileptic drugs do not appear to correlate with sleep problems.

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