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Can sleep apnea induce seizures in a non epileptic patient?
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Unlikely: Highly unlikely but in a patient with known seizure activity.. Sleep apnea can make the seizure activity worse.
Answered 12/9/2014
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No: Sleep apnea can cause a lot of health problems primarily related to blood pressure and heart function. It is not a recognized cause of seizure.
Answered 7/5/2012
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No: If you are referring to non-epileptic (psychogenic) seizures, then the answer is no. However, if someone is having seizures at night (or day for that matter), that should be evaluated further with an eeg and a visit to the neurologist, at the least.
Answered 8/31/2013
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