Effect of valproate on sleep patterns disturbed by epilepsy.

Nocturnal epilepsy is a neurological disease that has a significant effect on sleep. Various treatments have been implemented to help mitigate these effects and improve patients' quality of life. The use of experimental animal models for epilepsy has facilitated efficacy assessment and the development of different medications to treat the symptoms of this disease.

Effect of a medicinal plant ( L) on sleep.

Introduction: Extracts of the plant L. (Passifloraceae) were administered intraperitoneally in order to test its effects on sleep.

Method: Experiments were carried out on chronically implanted male adult wistar rats to obtain cerebral (EEG), ocular (EOG) and muscular (EMG) activities throughout their states of vigilance.