Modulation of cardiac autonomic balance with adjuvant yoga therapy in patients with refractory epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 245-252

  Sathyaprabha, T N ^a   Satishchandra, P ^a   Pradhan, C ^a   Sinha, S ^a   Kaveri, B ^a   Thennarasu, K ^a   Murthy, B T C ^b   Raju, T R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

^b Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy   (India)

Author keywords

Autonomic dysfunction; Refractory epilepsy; SUDEP; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY POSTURE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EPILEPSY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDITATION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEIZURE; STANDARDIZATION; STANDING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VALSALVA MANEUVER; YOGA;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BREATHING EXERCISES; COHORT STUDIES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRUG RESISTANCE; EPILEPSY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEIZURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOGA;

EID: 37749037882     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.09.006     Document Type: Article

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