| Literature DB >> 23099288 |
Ricardo Mario Arida1, Antonio-Carlos Guimarães de Almeida, Esper Abrão Cavalheiro, Fulvio Alexandre Scorza.
Abstract
Complementary therapies for preventing or treating epilepsy have been extensively used. This review focuses on the positive effects of physical exercise programs observed in clinical studies and experimental models of epilepsy and their significance as a complementary therapy for epilepsy. Information about the antiepileptogenic and neuroprotective effects of exercise is highlighted. Considering that exercise can exert beneficial actions such as reduction of seizure susceptibility, reduction of anxiety and depression, and consequently, improvement of quality of life of individuals with epilepsy, exercise can be a potential candidate as non-pharmacological treatment of epilepsy.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 23099288 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.07.025
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Epilepsy Behav ISSN: 1525-5050 Impact factor: 2.937