A pilot study of a yoga meditation protocol for patients with medically refractory epilepsy

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 367-371

  Rajesh, Bhagavatheeswaran ^a   Jayachandran, Divakaran ^a   Mohandas, Govindan ^a   Radhakrishnan, Kurupath ^a  

^a SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDITATION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YOGA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOGA;

EID: 33744459483     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2006.12.367     Document Type: Article

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