Research Article

A Clinical-EEG Study of Sleepiness and Psychological Symptoms in Pharmacoresistant Epilepsy Patients Treated with Lacosamide

Table 5

Effects of lacosamide on the different subitems of Pittsburgh sleep quality index.

Score at
(mean ± S.D.)
Score at
(mean ± S.D.)

C1 subjective sleep quality0,9 ± 0,60,7 ± 0,50.5
C2 sleep latency0,4 ± 0,50,3 ± 0,50.68
C3 sleep duration0,8 ± 0,40,8 ± 0,41
C4 sleep efficiency0,6 ± 0,50,5 ± 0,50.9
C5 sleep disturbances1,2 ± 0,80,9 ± 0,70.34
C6 use of sleeping medication0,2 ± 0,40,3 ± 0,50.59
C7 daytime dysfunction0,3 ± 0,50,2 ± 0,40.68

Statistical analysis was performed by means of Wilcoxon signed-rank nonparametric test.