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The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery

Table 7 Comparison between patients with and without OSA in group II regarding sleep-related clinical data

From: Refractory epilepsy and obstructive sleep apnea: is there an association?

Refractory epilepsy (group II)

Variable

Without OSA

With OSA

p value

SASDQ (mean ± SD)

18.6 ± 5.7

32 ± 10.7

0.00029*

Sleep symptoms % (n)

32% (8)

100% (5)

0.00512*

EDS % (n)

4% (1)

100% (5)

0.0001*

Snoring % (n)

20% (5)

100% (5)

0.00054*

  1. n number, SD standard deviation, OSA obstructive sleep apnea, SASDQ Sleep Apnea Sleep Disorders Questionnaire, EDS excessive daytime somnolence. *Significant
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