ArticleJournal of pediatric neurosciences
Yoga in Children with Epilepsy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
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- Effectiveness of Yoga Intervention in Reducing Felt Stigma in Adults With Epilepsy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Neurology · 2023Trial
- Alternative and Complementary Therapies: A Review Exploring the Role of Yoga and Ayurveda-based Herbal Medicines in Alleviating Hypothyroidism and Its Neuropsychiatric Manifestations.Annals of neurosciences · 2026Review
- Use of complementary and alternative medicine in children affected by oncologic, neurologic and liver diseases: a narrative review.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2023Review
- Use of Integrative, Complementary, and Alternative Medicine in Children with Epilepsy: A Global Scoping Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Interventions for ADHD in children & adolescents with epilepsy: A review and decision tree to guide clinicians.Epilepsy & behavior : E&B · 2022Review
- Therapeutic role of yoga in neuropsychological disorders.World journal of psychiatry · 2021Review
- The Management and Alternative Therapies for Comorbid Sleep Disorders in Epilepsy.Current neuropharmacology · 2021Review
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Abstract
contextMajority of epilepsy begins in childhood. Twenty to thirty percent of patients may not respond to antiepileptic drugs. Yoga as a complementary therapy has been found to be beneficial in adults, but has not yet been studied in children with epilepsy.
aimTo study the effect of yoga on seizure and electroencephalogram (EEG) outcome in children with epilepsy. SETTING AND
designA randomized controlled trial was conducted in the pediatric neurology outpatient department of a tertiary care teaching hospital. MATERIALS AND
methodsTwenty children aged 8-12 years with an unequivocal diagnosis of epilepsy on regular antiepileptic drugs were enrolled. Yoga therapy was provided to 10 children (study group) and 10 children formed the control group. Yoga therapy was given as 10 sessions of 1h each. We compared seizure frequency and EEG at baseline, 3, and 6 months. Statistical analysis was carried out using standard statistical tests. A
resultsNo children had seizures at the end of 3 and 6 months in the study group. In the control group, at 3 and 6 months, four and three children, respectively, had seizures. Eight children each in both the groups had an abnormal EEG at enrollment. At the end of 6 months, one EEG in the study group and seven in the control group were abnormal (
conclusionYoga as an additional therapy in children with epilepsy leads to seizure freedom and significant improvement in EEG at 6 months.
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