ReviewCurrent neurology and neuroscience reports2009
Alternative approaches to epilepsy treatment.
Review in Current neurology and neuroscience reports, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
7 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Treatment of epilepsy for people with Alzheimer's disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Treatment of epilepsy for people with Alzheimer's disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Treatment of epilepsy for people with Alzheimer's disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Progressive Muscle Relaxation Therapy in Epilepsy Management: Its Influence on Stress, Fatigue, and Quality of Life.Behavioural neurology · 2026Trial
- The Management and Alternative Therapies for Comorbid Sleep Disorders in Epilepsy.Current neuropharmacology · 2021Review
- Treating epilepsy in the setting of medical comorbidities.Current treatment options in neurology · 2014Article
- Epilepsy therapy development: technical and methodologic issues in studies with animal models.Epilepsia · 2013Review
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Abstract
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is a diverse group of health care practices and products that fall outside the realm of traditional Western medical theory and practice and that are used to complement or replace conventional medical therapies. The use of CAM has increased over the past two decades, and surveys have shown that up to 44% of patients with epilepsy are using some form of CAM treatment. This article reviews the CAM modalities of meditation, yoga, relaxation techniques, biofeedback, nutritional and herbal supplements, dietary measures, chiropractic care, acupuncture, Reiki, and homeopathy and what is known about their potential efficacy in patients with epilepsy.
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