Epilepsy and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

frequently coexist. Epilepsy patients were found to be drowsier when compared with general population using the Epworth Sleepiness Scale. The aim is to study obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in epilepsy patients, as well as the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea and the predictors of sleepiness among epileptics. This was a prospective cross sectional study in HUSM on patients already diagnosed and treated with epilepsy. The study was conducted from Nove1nber 2008 to April 20 I 0. The consented participants who fulfilled the criterias were interviewed using questionnaire regarding demographic data. symptoms of obstruct!ve sleep apnea and Epsworth Sleepiness Scale, followed by full ear, nose and throat examination and overnight polysomnography (PSG). Five of sixty participants (8.3o/o) were diagnosed with OSA and four of them were males. OSA was mild in one patient, moderate in two patients and severe in the other two. Age, neck circumference, ESS score and BMI were significantly associated with OSA (p value