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Epilepsy research reveals why sleep increases risk of sudden death
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Epilepsy research reveals why sleep increases risk of sudden death

by  University of Virginia Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine reveals why sleep can put people with epilepsy at increased risk of sudden death. Both sleep and seizures work together to slow the heart rate, the researchers found. Seizures also disrupt the body’s natural regulation of sleep-related changes. Together, in some instances, this can...