Epilepsy Research and Treatment

Review Article

Why Are Seizures Rare in Rapid Eye Movement Sleep? Review of the Frequency of Seizures in Different Sleep Stages

Table 1

Relative focal seizure rates*.
Paper/sleep stageWN1N2N3REM
Minecan et al. 2002 [40]0.006.007.005.001.00
Crespel et al. 1998 [41]—FLE133.4214.5914.5914.591.00
Crespel et al. 1998 [41]—TLE55.081.671.671.671.00
Terzano et al. 1991 [42]0.005.522.163.771.00
Weighted mean7.8387.2567.8450.781.00
Herman et al. 2001 [43] was included in weighted mean but could not be displayed as a relative rate because no seizures occurred in REM sleep.