The potential role of physical exercise in the treatment of epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 432-435

  Arida, Ricardo Mario ^a   Scorza, Fulvio Alexandre ^a   Gomes da Silva, Sérgio ^a   Schachter, Steven C ^b   Cavalheiro, Esper Abrão ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; Epilepsy; Physical activity; Physical exercise; Seizure

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

AEROBIC CAPACITY; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY DISORDER; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; OSTEOLYSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SEIZURE; SIDE EFFECT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORK CAPACITY;

BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; EPILEPSY; EXERCISE; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RELAXATION THERAPY;

EID: 77952239689     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.01.013     Document Type: Review

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