ReviewCurrent neurology and neuroscience reports2006
Use of complementary and alternative medicine in epilepsy.
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- Yoga for epilepsy.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Evaluation of Safety and Efficacy of Cuprum metallicum in Zebrafish and Mouse Models as a Potential Drug Candidate for the Management of Seizures.Central nervous system agents in medicinal chemistry · 2025Article
- Sociodemographic Factors Influencing Health Care-Seeking Behavior for Pediatric Epilepsy in Southeast Nigeria.Journal of neurosciences in rural practice · 2022Article
- The effect of cannabidiol on the pharmacokinetics of carbamazepine in rats.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2020Article
- Pharmacology, Phytochemistry, and Toxicity Profiles ofInfectious diseases · 2020Article
- Insights about multi-targeting and synergistic neuromodulators in Ayurvedic herbs against epilepsy: integrated computational studies on drug-target and protein-protein interaction networks.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Highights in the history of epilepsy: the last 200 years.Epilepsy research and treatment · 2014Review
- Use of complementary and alternative medicine for epileptic children in tehran: a cross-sectional study (2009-2011).Iranian journal of child neurology · 2014Article
- CAM use in pediatric neurology: an exploration of concurrent use with conventional medicine.PloS one · 2014Article
- Bioactive proteins and peptides isolated from Chinese medicines with pharmaceutical potential.Chinese medicine · 2014Review
- Alternative approaches to epilepsy treatment.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2009Review
- Amelioration of carcinogen-induced toxicity in mice by administration of a potentized homeopathic drug, natrum sulphuricum 200.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2009Article
- Impact of geographical proximity on health care seeking behaviour in northern oman.Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2008Article
- The use of biomedicine, complementary and alternative medicine, and ethnomedicine for the treatment of epilepsy among people of South Asian origin in the UK.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2008Article
- 2015 ACVIM Small Animal Consensus Statement on Seizure Management in Dogs.Journal of veterinary internal medicineArticle
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Abstract
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has become much in vogue, and CAM practitioners have increased in tandem with this. The trend of using CAM for treating epilepsy does not differ from that in other medical conditions, with nearly one half of patients using CAM. In this article we review the major complementary and alternative medicines used for treatment of epilepsy. They include mind-body medicines such as reiki and yoga; biologic-based medicine such as herbal remedies, dietary supplements, and homeopathy; and manipulative-based medicine such as chiropractic. In the available literature, there is a sense of the merit of these therapies in epilepsy, but there is a paucity of research in these areas. Individualized therapies such as homeopathy and reiki cannot be compared with medicines in a conventional pharmaceutical model. Hence, many studies are inconclusive. In a science of double-blind, randomized controlled trials, appropriate designs and outcome measurements need to be tailored to CAM. This article explains the principles of the major CAM therapies in epilepsy, and discusses peer-reviewed literature where available. More effort needs to be put into future trials, with the assistance of qualified CAM professionals to ensure conformation to their therapeutic principles.
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