| Autor: |
Nagai Y; Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK. y.nagai@ion.ucl.ac.uk, Goldstein LH, Fenwick PB, Trimble MR |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Epilepsy & behavior : E&B [Epilepsy Behav] 2004 Apr; Vol. 5 (2), pp. 216-23. |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.yebeh.2003.12.003 |
| Abstrakt: |
We investigated the effect of galvanic skin response (GSR) biofeedback training on seizure frequency in patients with treatment-resistant epilepsy. Eighteen patients with drug-refractory epilepsy were randomly assigned either to an active GSR biofeedback group (n = 10) or to a sham control biofeedback group (n = 8). Biofeedback training significantly reduced seizure frequency in the active biofeedback group (P = 0.017), but not the control group (P > 0.10). This was manifest as a significant between-group difference in seizure reduction (P 0.01). Furthermore, there was a correlation between degree of improvement in biofeedback performance and reduction of seizure frequency (rho = 0.736, P = 0.001), confirming that the effect of biofeedback treatment was related to physiological change. Our findings highlight the potential therapeutic value of GSR biofeedback in reducing seizure frequency in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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