Physical exercise in epilepsy: What kind of stressor is it?

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 381-387

  Arida, Ricardo M ^a   Scorza, Fulvio A ^a   Terra, Vera C ^b   Scorza, Carla A ^a   de Almeida, Antonio Carlos ^c   Cavalheiro, Esper A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO JOÃO DEL REI   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Physical exercise; Seizures; Stress

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROSTEROID;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID METABOLISM; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ANAEROBIC EXERCISE; COMPETITION; EPILEPSY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MENTAL STRESS; MORBIDITY; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL STRESS; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SEIZURE SUSCEPTIBILITY; SEIZURE THRESHOLD; SPORT; STRESS MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; EPILEPSY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; STEROIDS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 70350622842     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.08.023     Document Type: Review

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