The potential role of physical exercise in the treatment of epilepsy

Ricardo Mario Arida; Fulvio Alexandre Scorza; Sérgio Gomes da Silva; Steven C Schachter; Esper Abrão Cavalheiro

doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.01.013

The potential role of physical exercise in the treatment of epilepsy

Epilepsy Behav. 2010 Apr;17(4):432-5. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.01.013. Epub 2010 Feb 16.

Authors

Ricardo Mario Arida¹, Fulvio Alexandre Scorza, Sérgio Gomes da Silva, Steven C Schachter, Esper Abrão Cavalheiro

Affiliation

¹ Department of Physiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. arida.nexp@epm.br

PMID: 20159660
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.01.013

Abstract

The beneficial effects of exercise for people with epilepsy, including reduction of seizure susceptibility, improvement of quality of life, reduction of anxiety and depression, and better social integration, have increasingly been reported. We present data from human and animal studies supporting the role of exercise as a therapy for epilepsy complementary to standard treatments.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Biofeedback, Psychology / methods
Epilepsy / therapy*
Exercise / physiology*
Humans
Patient Education as Topic / methods
Relaxation Therapy / methods