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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="review-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Russian Journal of Child Neurology</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Russian Journal of Child Neurology</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Русский журнал детской неврологии</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2073-8803</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2412-9178</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Publishing House ABV Press</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">543</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.17650/2073-8803-2025-20-4-84-92</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>REVIEWS AND LECTURES</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>ОБЗОРЫ И ЛЕКЦИИ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Review Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">New arguments for patients with apnea and epilepsy</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Новые аргументы для пациентов с апноэ и эпилепсией</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4707-8991</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Glukhova</surname><given-names>L. Yu.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Глухова</surname><given-names>Л. Ю.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><email>center@epileptologist.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9510-4918</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Markin</surname><given-names>A. V.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Маркин</surname><given-names>А. В.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><email>center@epileptologist.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Svt. Luka’s Institute of Child Neurology and Epilepsy</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">ООО «Институт детской неврологии и эпилепсии им. Святителя Луки»</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2026-01-19" publication-format="electronic"><day>19</day><month>01</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>20</volume><issue>4</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en"/><issue-title xml:lang="ru"/><fpage>84</fpage><lpage>92</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2026-01-08"><day>08</day><month>01</month><year>2026</year></date><date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="2026-01-08"><day>08</day><month>01</month><year>2026</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2026, ABV-Press</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2026, АБВ-пресс</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2026</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">ABV-Press</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">АБВ-пресс</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://rjdn.abvpress.ru/jour/about/editorialPolicies</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://rjdn.abvpress.ru/jour/article/view/543">https://rjdn.abvpress.ru/jour/article/view/543</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>The impetus for writing this article was the recent publication in The Lancet (October 2025) of the results of a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of sultiame, a well-known antiepileptic drug, in patients with obstructive sleep apnea without epilepsy. This article analyzes the role of apnea in epilepsy, issues of diagnostics and therapy are considered. Key findings: apnea is a common, underestimated comorbidity of epilepsy, worsening the course of the underlying disease, and is a trigger for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy. Patients with epilepsy should be assessed for the risk of developing ictal apnea and screened for obstructive sleep apnea to ensure timely detection and treatment. A number of antiepileptic drugs (benzodiazepines, valproates) can cause or exacerbate apnea. Based on the high-quality evidence obtained, sultiame should be considered as a first-line antiepileptic drug in patients with epilepsy and apnea.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>Поводом к написанию статьи стала недавняя публикация в журнале Lancet (октябрь 2025 г.) результатов мультицентрового рандомизированного двойного слепого плацебоконтролируемого исследования применения сультиама, хорошо известного антиэпилептического препарата, у пациентов с обструктивным апноэ сна без эпилепсии. В данной статье проведен анализ роли апноэ при эпилепсии, рассмотрены вопросы диагностики и терапии. Основные выводы: апноэ является частым недооцениваемым спутником эпилепсии, ухудшающим течение основного заболевания, и механизмом, запускающим внезапную неожиданную смерть при эпилепсии. У пациентов с эпилепсией следует определять риск развития иктального апноэ, проводить скрининг на обструктивное апноэ сна с целью своевременного выявления и терапии. Ряд антиэпилептических препаратов способны вызывать или усиливать апноэ (бензодиазепины, вальпроаты). Благодаря полученным доказательствам высокого уровня сультиам необходимо рассматривать как антиэпилептический препарат первой линии терапии у пациентов с эпилепсией и апноэ.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>apnea</kwd><kwd>ictal apnea</kwd><kwd>obstructive sleep apnea</kwd><kwd>epilepsy</kwd><kwd>sudden unexpected death in epilepsy</kwd><kwd>diagnosis</kwd><kwd>therapy</kwd><kwd>sultiame</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>апноэ</kwd><kwd>иктальное апноэ</kwd><kwd>обструктивное апноэ сна</kwd><kwd>эпилепсия</kwd><kwd>внезапная неожиданная смерть при эпилепсии</kwd><kwd>диагностика</kwd><kwd>терапия</kwd><kwd>сультиам</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">Бузунов Р.В., Пальман А.Д., Мельников А.Ю. и др. 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