Physical activity and epilepsy: Proven and predicted benefits

Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 607-615

  Arida, Ricardo M ^a,b   Cavalheiro, Esper A ^a   Da Silva, Antonio C ^a   Scorza, Fulvio A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Exercise

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ATHLETE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; EPILEPSY; EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; KINDLING; MENTAL HEALTH; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EPILEPSY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 45549092076     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-200838070-00006     Document Type: Review

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