Prevalence of sleep disorders in patients with epilepsy: A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study.

Background: Sleep disturbance is a frequent finding in patients with epilepsy. As evaluation of sleep disorders and quality of sleep in patients with epilepsy may provide better management of these patients, we aimed to assess the prevalence of common sleep disorders in patients with epilepsy.

Methods: Patients with epilepsy referred to an outpatient epilepsy clinic in Tehran during one year were included.