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The Relationship Between Sleep, Cognition, and Dementia Risk in People With Focal Epilepsy.

Neurology·May 26, 2026·PMID 42018962

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Sleep problems are common and potentially modifiable in focal epilepsy. This study suggests that sleep may be more tightly linked to cognitive performance and long-term dementia risk in focal epilepsy than in stroke or the general population, making sleep assessment clinically relevant in routine epilepsy care.

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