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Sport and Physical Activity in Epilepsy.
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- Mediation of the association between physical activity and metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease in children and adolescents by inflammatory markers: an analysis of 2017‒2020 NHANES data.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2026Article
- What guidance is available for people with epilepsy wanting to participate in sport and exercise? A narrative review.JSAMS plus · 2026Review
- Epilepsy and exercise: a narrative review on the crucial role of neurosteroids in modulating GABAergic neurotransmission.Brain communications · 2026Review
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- Physical activity levels may impact on the risk of premature mortality in people with epilepsy.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Enhancing cardiorespiratory fitness and quality of life in high-grade glioma through an intensive exercise intervention during chemotherapy: Proof of concept.Neuro-oncology · 2025Article
- Safety and feasibility of exhaustive exercise testing for people with epilepsy.Epilepsy & behavior reports · 2025Article
- Examining the role of physical activity in older adults with epilepsy.Epilepsy & behavior reports · 2025Review
- The relationship between stigma and psychological distress among Chinese youth with epilepsy: the mediating role of physical activity.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The evaluation of the training, "the approach to epilepsy and epileptic seizure," which was given to teachers in Türkiye.Brain and behavior · 2024Article
- Genetic causal association between physical activities and epilepsy: A Mendelian randomization study.Brain and behavior · 2024Article
- Epileptologists' attitudes toward physical exercise and sports for persons with epilepsy in China.Epilepsy & behavior reports · 2024Article
- Differences in health-related quality of life and somatic symptoms in employed and unemployed patients with epilepsy.Epilepsy & behavior reports · 2024Article
- Effects of exercise on sleep in patients with epilepsy: A systematic review.Epilepsy & behavior reports · 2024Review
- Functional neurological disorder, physical activity and exercise: What we know and what we can learn from comorbid disorders.Epilepsy & behavior reports · 2024Review
- Effects of physical activity on cognition and psychosocial functioning in pediatric epilepsy: A systematic review.Epilepsy & behavior reports · 2024Review
- The potential of large language model chatbots for application to epilepsy: Let's talk about physical exercise.Epilepsy & behavior reports · 2024Article
- Conceptual development of an intensive exercise program for glioma patients (ActiNO): summary of clinical experience.Journal of neuro-oncology · 2023Article
- Self-Management and Its Predictors in adult Patients with Epilepsy: A Cross-Sectional Study.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2023Article
- Effect of different physical activity training methods on epilepsy: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.Medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundFor many years, people with epilepsy were advised not to engage in sports. In this systematic review, we investigated whether persons with epilepsy exercise less than the general population, and what effect physical activity has on epilepsy.
methodsA literature search was carried out in PubMed and the Web of Science, and 14 269 studies were entered into the selection process. The selected studies were assessed for their methodological quality and accordingly assigned an evidence level.
results42 studies were included in the review; 10 were classified as evidence level 3, 27 as evidence level 2-, 2 as evidence level 2+, and 3 as evidence level 1-. Persons with epilepsy are less physically active and less physically fit than the general population. Reduced physical activity is associ- ated with a higher frequency of comorbidities and lower quality of life. Physical interventions can improve quality of life. In most cases, physical exercise did not increase seizure frequency.
conclusionThere is no reason to forbid persons with epilepsy to participate in sports; they should, rather, be encour- a particular type of sport should, however, be taken individually in each case.
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