Scientific basis behind traditional practice of application of "shoe-smell" in controlling epileptic seizures in the eastern countries

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 535-538

  Jaseja, Harinder ^a  

^a G R MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Aromatherapy; De synchronization; Epilepsy; Olfaction; Shoe smell; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; AROMATHERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE CONTROL; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SHOE SMELL; SMELLING; THERAPY EFFECT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

AROMATHERAPY; EPILEPSY; FOOT; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; ODORS; SMELL;

EID: 44449146896     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2008.02.006     Document Type: Review

References (28)

1. Dahl J. A behaviour medicine approach to epilepsy-time for paradigm shift?. Scand J Behav Ther 28 (1999) 97-114
2. Betts T. Use of aromatherapy (with or without hypnosis) in the treatment of intractable epilepsy-a two-year follow-up study. Seizure 12 8 (2003) 534-538
3. Betts T. Epilepsy and stress. Br Med J 305 (1992) 378-379
4. Efron R. The conditioned inhibition of uncinate fits. Brain 80 (1957) 251-261
5. Lorig T.S., and Human. EEG and odor response. Prog Neurobiol 33 5/6 (1989) 387-398
6. Freeman W.J. The physiology of perception. Sci Am 264 2 (1991) 78-85
7. Gil-Nagel A., and Risinger M.W. Ictal semiology in hippocampal versus extrahippocampal temporal lobe epilepsy. Brain 120 (1997) 183-192
8. Chen C., Shih Y.H., Yen D.J., Lirng J.F., Guo Y.C., Yu H.Y., et al. Olfactory auras in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsia 44 2 (2003) 257-260
9. West S.E., and Doty R.L. Influence of epilepsy and temporal lobe resection on olfactory function. Epilepsia 36 6 (1995) 531
10. Fenwick P.B. The relationship between mind, brain, and seizures. Epilepsia 33 Suppl. 6 (1992) S1-S6
11. Fenwick P. The behavioral treatment of epilepsy generation and inhibition of seizures. Neurol Clin 12 1 (1994) 175-202
12. Janszky J., Szucs A., Rasonyi G., Schulz R., Hoppe M., Hollo A., et al. Intentional seizure interruption may decrease the seizure frequency in drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy. Seizure 13 (2004) 156-160
13. Trieman D.M. GABAergic mechanisms in epilepsy. Epilepsia 42 Suppl. 3 (2001) 8-12
14. Peter F. The relationship between mind, brain and seizures. Arch Indian Psychiatry 1 1 (1994) 3-6
15. McNamara J.O. In: Hardman J.G., and Limbird L.E. (Eds). Goodman and Gilman's the pharmacological basis of therapeutics. 10th ed. (2001), McGraw-Hill, NewYork 523
16. Hodaie M., Wennberg R.A., Dostrovsky J.O., and Lozano A.M. Chronic anterior thalamus stimulation for intractable epilepsy. Epilepsia 43 6 (2002) 603-608
17. Shouse M.N., Staba R., and Farber P.R. Physiological basis: how NREM sleep components can promote and REM sleep components can suppress seizure discharge propagation. Clin Neurophysiol 111 Suppl. 2 (2000) S9-S18
18. Herman S.T., Walczak T.S., and Bazil C.W. Distribution of partial seizures during the sleep-wake cycle: differences by seizure onset site. Neurology 56 (2001) 1453-1459
19. Gastaut H., and Tassinari C.A. Handbook of Electro-encephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology vol. 13 (1975), Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company, Amsterdam part A, p. 23, 67
20. Mostofsky D.I., and Balaschak B.A. A psychobiological control of seizures. Psychol Bull 984 (1977) 723-750
21. Jaseja H. Vagal nerve stimulation technique: enhancing its efficacy and acceptability by augmentation with auto activation and deactivation mode of operation. Med Hypotheses 63 1 (2004) 76-79
22. Marrosu F., Santoni F., Puligheddu M., Barberini L., Maleci A., Ennas F., et al. Increase in 20-50 Hz (gamma frequencies) power spectrum and synchronization after chronic vagal nerve stimulation. Clin Neurophysiol 116 9 (2005) 2026-2036
23. Glaser G.H. In: Matthews W.B. (Ed). Recent advances in Clinical Neurology (1975), Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh
24. Efron R. The effect of olfactory stimuli in arresting uncinate fits. Brain 79 (1956) 267-281
25. Wolf P. The role of nonphamaceutic conservative interventions in the treatment and secondary prevention of epilepsy. Epilepsia 43 S9 (2002) 2
26. Ebert U., and Loscher W. Strong olfactory stimulation reduces seizure susceptibility in amygdala-kindled rats. Neurosci Lett 287 3 (2000) 199-202 30
27. Betts T., Fox C., and MacCallum R. Using olfactory stimuli to abort or prevent seizures: countermeasure or cue-controlled arousal manipulation? Is there something special about smell?. Epilepsia 36 Suppl. 3 (1995) S25
28. Betts T. Seizing control-developing self control of epileptic seizures. The Birmingham experience. Epilepsia 34 Suppl. 2 (1993) 185